a travelogue
Photos, books, links and writing related to typography
Everything tagged typography
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09/08/07
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Letterpress Documentary (YouTube)
Despite what might quite possibly be the worst most annoying voiceover ever, this is still an amazing little documentary on letterpress printing. If I could have just one extravagant thing, totally unnecessary, gross conspicuous consumption type of thing, it would …continue reading »
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08/14/07
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Manuscript Decoration
Oh yes, BibliOdyssey again. Because you can never have too many links to beautiful old books. “This Spanish parchment manual for calligraphers/copyists was made between 1500 and 1515. Unfortunately, that is all the information available. Twelve of the thirty one …continue reading »
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The Road to Clarity
An excellent piece in the New York Times Magazine called about the U.S. transition from the age old Highway Gothic typeface to the more optimized Clearview font for road signs. I know, it sounds super nerdy and it is, but …continue reading »