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Readings: Typography
On Typography by Herbert Bayer
Two Antitypes by Norman Potter
The Principles of the New Typography by Jan Tschichold
Typography is a Grid by Anthony Froshaug
Designing Programmes by Karl Gerstner
The New Typography by Lazlo Moholy-Nagy
My Typographies by Paul Elliman
Apology for Printers by Benjamin Franklin
Modern Typography by Robin Kinross
The Crystal Goblet by Beatrice Warde
The Crystal Goblet by Beatrice Ward →
Imagine that you have before you a flagon of wine. You may choose your own favourite vintage for this imaginary demonstration, so that it be a deep shimmering crimson in colour. You have two goblets before you. One is of solid gold, wrought in the most exquisite patterns. The other is of crystal-clear glass, thin as a bubble, and as transparent. Pour and drink; and according to your choice of...
CRITIQUE
Last night I was invited as a guest critic to Rutgers’ Design III class to review/critique their preliminary thesis ideas. It was a really great time. Many thanks to Jackie Thaw at Rutgers for having me. The students were all really great and so grateful for feedback on their work. I can’t wait to see how these preliminary ideas develop into full thesis and portfolio pieces. Exciting.
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