The Art of the Type Specimen in the Twentieth Century designbriefyear2 and proceeding to the design

and proceeding to the design and technological advances until the end of the 20th century

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Although we had an earlier edition of this book and a few odd items by Karel Martens in our personal collection

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This wasn’t done for commercial publishers

The Art of the Type Specimen in the Twentieth Century designbriefyear2 and proceeding to the designThis book was created as the record of an exhibition held at the ITC Center in New York in the spring of 1993. It was intended to be both an aide mmoire of that exhibition, and also a taste of what was exhibited. On display (and in this book) were type specimens that are not only aesthetic but reflect the working practices of designers throughout the twentieth century. An excellent showing of specimens and scholarship. And its only $20.