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Type Dedicated

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WHAT

Accordion printed as part of Letterpress 2 classes as SVC.

WHEN

Spring, 2014

WHERE PRINTED

Printed at the School of Visual Concepts, Seattle, WA, US.

TECHNIQUE/PRESS USED

Letterpress printed on a Vandercook, 2 passes. Using handset metal type from the studio and carved linoleum blocks for the evolution of the character O.

EDITION

50 copies

ADDITIONAL INFO

"If your way can see the magic, then time will be your wizard." Is a mantra of mine that I used in this typographic print showing the evolution of different historical type styles.

Final open accordion

Detail, hand set in Cloister type

Detail of colophon listing all the typefaces

Detail, handset in Spartan typeface

Detail, handset in Bodoni (left) Goudy (right)

Second pass with the O printed in black

Detail of the evolution of the O in Humanist (left) and Modern (right) styles

Detail of the evolution of the O in Sans serif Monolinear Geometric style

Detail of the evolution of the O in Sans serif Grotesque style

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Final open accordion

Detail, hand set in Cloister type

Detail of colophon listing all the typefaces

Detail, handset in Spartan typeface

Detail, handset in Bodoni (left) Goudy (right)

Second pass with the O printed in black

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