Die drei Thannhaeuser Schriften mailscrewup Observed under a magnifying glass

Observed under a magnifying glass

Seymour Chwast

a German painter

Printed straight from the woodblocks and in an edition of just 30 copies

Die drei Thannhaeuser Schriften mailscrewup Observed under a magnifying glassThe artists name here (Herbert Thannhaeuser) means more than a designation; it is a declaration, the sign of a formal will that, undeterred by commonplace taste, must shape its own expression. Those who have learned to understand the unwritten laws of typography must create new forms so that writing does not ossify in conventions, so that printed works can break free from their formulaic uniformity, and so that meaningful typography can serve the word