Living in Letters: Ten Alphabet Palaces famousintypography During the typographically heroic years

During the typographically heroic years between World Wars I and II

This master artist never worked for the sake of fame or public appraisement

So we asked Faride Mereb to dig deeper and introduce us (and you) to the work of this Argentinian designer who worked in Venezuela and is worthy of more attention

Picture this: Two important printers come together to create a new super group

Living in Letters: Ten Alphabet Palaces famousintypography During the typographically heroic yearsIf we understand the situation correctly, The Merrion Press in London issued a series of fold outs mounted into folders. They called them friezes. The letters in this frieze are taken from Architectural Alphabet 1773 edited by Berthold Wolpe. This 10 panel frieze shows ten letters (A, B, C, S, P, Q, R, X, Y, and Z) from an alphabet made of architectural plans developed by Johann Steingruber (17021787). A flight of fancy for those who fancy flights of