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Typography

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 936 Collections and/or Records:

Typography / Weingart, Wolfgang., 2000

 Item
Identifier: CC-35837-37597
Scope and Contents

This autobiography deals with the personal philosophy, work ethic, and influences that affected Weingart's development as a typographic designer, photographer, and graphic artist beginning with his student years. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

Typographycs / Keller, Ronald., 1994

 Item
Identifier: CC-08151-8312
Scope and Contents

Consists of handset, metal type, alphabetical texts with ornaments printed on different composition papers utilizing such typefaces as Helvetica, Bembo, Caslon, Centaur, Garamond, Bernhard Gothic Light, Modern Roman, News Gothic, Plantin, Chandelier, Cheltenham, Traftin, Packard, and Puritan. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

Typoundso / Lutz, Hans-Rudolf ; Bosshard H ; Ruder E ; Buchler R ; Busch M ; Hubschmid A ; Zapf H., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-31064-32527
Scope and Contents

This profusely illustrated book focuses for the most part on works of contemporary Swiss typographers and graphic designers along with material produced by Swiss and German graphic design students. It serves as a good reference for cutting edge typography and graphic design done in Switzerland since WWII. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

Uberschriften / Nasshan, Reinhold, editor ; Herbst Wo ; Hafner J ; Bernhard O ; Zitzmann P ; Zapf H., 2001

 Item
Identifier: CC-52433-73559
Scope and Contents

This book depicts examples of the work of five Nurnberg letterpress publishing houses based upon the typoraphy of Hermann Zapf. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2001

U&lc. No.1/Feb., 1988

 Item
Identifier: CC-33291-34924
Scope and Contents

This issue includes an illustrated article on the genesis of the letter 'A.' -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

U&lc. No.1/Mar / Burgert HJ ; Muller Ma ; Myers L ; Dante ; Grundy P., 1980

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Identifier: CC-33414-35053
Scope and Contents

Marion Muller contributes an extensively illustrated essay on the calligraphic and graphic design works by Hans-Joachim Burgert. Marion Muller writes about "A Dictionary" by Peter Grundy. In it, Grundy provides concrete poems utilizing compositions with the letter(s) 'x' that describe a word beginning with 'ex.' For example, xaggerate, xtract, xact, xcrete, etc. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

U&lc. No.1/May / Healey A ; Heller S ; Dwiggens WA., 1983

 Item
Identifier: CC-33436-35077
Scope and Contents

Steven Heller contributed an essay on the cartoon pieces by Robert Grossman. Alan Haley submitted an essay on the typographer William Addison Dwiggins. Marion Muller wrote about "Fingernail Embossing." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983

U&lc. No.1/Spr / Banks C., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-33294-34927
Scope and Contents

This issue contains an illustrated article on the genesis of the letter 'N.' -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

U&lc. No.1/Sum / Clifford G., 1994

 Item
Identifier: CC-33313-34947
Scope and Contents

This issue includes an article about Graham Clifford depicted his "dirty type" for use in an advertisement dealing with pain, sweat, dirt, and blisters. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

U&lc. No.1/Sum / Heller S., 1999

 Item
Identifier: CC-33384-35023
Scope and Contents

Steven Heller contributed an essay titled "Advertising Arts: America Becomes Modern(istic)." He traces the history of the advertising magazine first published in 1930. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

U&lc. No.1/Win / Haley A ; Baker J ; Muller Ma., 1990

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Identifier: CC-33430-35071
Scope and Contents

This issue includes an illustrated article on the genesis of the letter 'I' by Allan Haley. Marion Muller describes the work of Jan Baker in a illustrated essay "A Woman of Letters." The Sackner Archive has extensive holdings of this artist. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

U&lc. No.2/Aug / Muller Ma., 1987

 Item
Identifier: CC-33289-34922
Scope and Contents

Marion Muller writes a brief essay on Deltiology, i.e, the collecting of postcards. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

U&lc. No.2/Fall., 1998

 Item
Identifier: CC-33331-34969
Scope and Contents

This issue includes the annual catalogue of International Typeface Corporation. It includes an article on the Grey Spider Press. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

U&lc. No.2/Jun., 1982

 Item
Identifier: CC-33426-35067
Scope and Contents

This issue included an article dealing with the life and work of Mozart. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1982

U&lc. No.2/Jun / McLuhan M., 1980

 Item
Identifier: CC-33415-35054
Scope and Contents

This issue deals largely with the "new" digital typography and communications revolution. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980