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Ross F. George at Letterform Archive
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New from Letterform Archive Books! NKF: Piet Zwart’s Avant-Garde Catalog for Standard Cables, 1927–1928.
A legendary masterpiece for a Dutch cable company that helped rewrite the rules of modern typography, Zwart’s NKF catalog remains a sought-after touchstone of art and design history.
This first-ever facsimile reproduces the complete book with exacting details and in its original format.
https://letterformarchive.org/shop/nkf-piet-zwarts/?utm_source=mastodon
#LetterformArchive #PietZwart #NKF #Typography #DutchDesign #GraphicDesign #Ad
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A portfolio of illustrations of Miffy (“Nijntje” in the original Dutch) and book covers by Dick Bruna.
This portfolio was published by the Groninger Museum to accompany their 1996 exhibition Dick Bruna: The Smell of Success. The folder was designed by Swip Stolk, the designer for the Groninger Museum at that time.
#LetterformArchive #DickBruna #Miffy #Nijntje #Illustration #ChildrensBooks
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This Just In: The Darden Type Design Archive. We’re honored to receive hundreds of annotated font proofs from Joshua Darden, the first African American type designer. The material, produced between 2006 and 2012, documents and illuminates the process of making typefaces.
Read more about Darden and the work from members of his drawing staff: https://letterformarchive.org/news/darden-type-design-archive/
#LetterformArchive #DardenStudio #TypeDesign #BlackHistory #BlackDesigners
Photo of Darden: Jean François Porchez
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Happy birthday to the Apple Macintosh! This week marks 40 years since Apple unveiled the original Macintosh at an event in Cupertino.
Image: Susan Kare, MacPaint sample artwork for Macintosh sales brochure, Apple Computer, Inc., Cupertino, 1984.
#LetterformArchive #AppleComputer #AppleMac #MacPaint #SusanKare
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The luminous letters of Hansje van Halem, now in the Online Archive. Dank u, Hansje, for sharing your work with the world. These are among over 1,000 items added to the site in 2022
https://oa.letterformarchive.org/search?dims=People&vals0=Hansje%20van%20Halem&friendly0=Hansje%20van%20Halem – a goal reached thx to donors & members. https://letterformarchive.org/join#HansjeVanHalem #OnlineArchive #LetterformArchive #Illustration #Lettering #GraphicDesign #Poster