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  1. Werner Stitz, Fotomagic Modifikationen, Optelma Grafica, 1971.

    This comb-bound book is one of our favorites, documenting the rise of experimental phototypesetting. In this example, a Basel-based company distorts type and artwork using their FOTOMAGIC overlay optical units.

    See it up close in the Online Archive: oa.letterformarchive.org/item?

    #LetterformArchive #Phototype #1970sDesign #PsychedelicArt #ExperimentalTypography #DavidaTypeface #Typography

  2. A catalog designed for an exhibition that ran in Darmstadt, München, and Zürich in 1978–79, Typographie: Schrift und Graphik mit Letraset (1978) features the work of the catalog’s designer, Christof Gassner, as well as dozens of other artists and designers using Letraset.

    For a closer look at select images and typefaces from this book, check out @FontsInUse: fontsinuse.com/uses/5433/typog

    #LetterformArchive #Letraset #ChristofGassner #1970sDesign #ExhibitionCatalogue #Typography #GraphicDesign