Modern Uses of Antique and Exotic Types TiemannTypes In 1966 he turned 80

In 1966 he turned 80 and there was an exhibition of his work a the Stedelijk Museum and Piet Zwart designed the catalogue

They came to us from someone who lived in Cambridge between 1971 and 1981

(He’s not dead

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Modern Uses of Antique and Exotic Types TiemannTypes In 1966 he turned 80Fashions in type faces, like fashions in womens apparel, undergo cycles of revival. Although not generally realized, many of the so called modern type faces that have attained high popularity during the past decade* have in reality been no more than restyled variants of designs popular a half century or a century ago.** This showing of mostly ridiculous advertising faces are shown here to good effect and made more modern than wed have guessed with