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“We hold physical and digital artifacts in a variety of formats, including books, periodicals, posters, sketches, original art for reproduction, and related ephemera, as well as a robust reference library. Together, these works chronicle the history of written communication, from the invention of writing and medieval manuscripts to modernism, the age of print to the present explosion of digital type.”
- Lance Wyman, Mexico Olympics Newsletter, No. 27, 1968, 23 x 23 cm
- Max Miedinger & Eduard Hoffman, brochure specimen for Helvetica Kursiv halbfett, Münchenstein, Haas, 1957, 22 x 21 cm
- Jan Tschichold, Schriftschreiben für Setzer, Klimsch, Frankfurt, 1931, 15 x 21 cm
- Wes Wilson, poster for Moby Grape at the Fillmore, San Francisco, 1967, 54 x 35 cm
Digitaal nu nog beter ontsloten:
“The digital Letterform Archive has made nearly 1,500 objects accessible to browse online through over 9,000 high-resolution images.”
https://hyperallergic.com/569742/a-digital-archive-mines-the-depth-of-design/