A History of Type Design: Herbert Bayer, 1900–1985 (Aspen, USA) typespecimen and William Dana Orcutt

and William Dana Orcutt

interview with Mart

And it’s interesting

accompanied by more than a hundred of his fanciful illustrations

A History of Type Design: Herbert Bayer, 1900–1985 (Aspen, USA) typespecimen and William Dana OrcuttUsing a variation on the Japanese frottage technique of Takuhon, curator Gavin Morrison and artist Scott Myles have taken impressions from the headstones of prominent type designers and then turned them into limited edition lithographs. Each one is printed at 100% of the original rubbing. And each one is a total stunner. Heres the piece for Herbert Bayer and his wife Joella, as appropriately modern as their lives were long. Goes well with this book by