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Have you ever wondered how the letter “A” got its shape? Or why some fonts instantly look “psychedelic”? Or where the word “text” even came from in the first place? Kelli Anderson, a graphic artist, ...

As the world faced a second global war, among the politics and propaganda, the 1930s saw significant change in the way people communicated through design – particularly as the written word became ...

CHM copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. "The Visual History of Type' is a comprehensive, detailed survey of the major typefaces produced since the advent of printing with ...