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The example that I have chosen to write about was the movable wooden-block text. The text is one of the few in the MASC that was movable or manipulable. During the discussion of the text, it was mentioned that the … Continue reading →

The typography inside this image of a book cover is very clean and has a classy feel to it. The serifs on the typography is sharp and geometric and this is what creates this clean and classy mood. I believe … Continue reading →

This is the title page of the book “Prieres pour la messe, confession, et communion,” a French prayer book. The entire book is written by hand, and it shows the true artistic ability that is required to do calligraphy. The … Continue reading →

I have chosen to write about Bertha S. Goudy: First Lady of Printing for this blog post. This book was published in 1958 and was written in English. The typeface changes throughout the book and among chapters. It varies between … Continue reading →

  I chose the German Bible copy from 1480 to analyze. This text has a very formal visual presence, with all of the paragraph text printed on a printing press, and the first letter of each chapter handwritten. The same … Continue reading →

The Gee’s Bend Quilts are a notable example of many concepts of graphic design, in both their visual/physical form as well as in their symbolism and the preservation of values important to their creators. The quilts are a craft passed … Continue reading →

For this post I chose a work by Lucy T. Pettway called “Birds In The Air.” What really caught my attention for this piece was the patterns established throughout. I love how the quilt is made almost entirely of triangles and … Continue reading →

The incredible and elaborate quilt patterns created by the women of Gee’s Bend, are most certainly an example of formstorming. Formstorming, the process of finding inspiration and creativity through iterations of design and observations of many many designs, allows creators … Continue reading →