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Special Feature: Typo-Graphics of Herb Lubalin
Alan Fletcher: Fifty Years of Graphic Work (and Play) – Text by Emily King
“sans serif does not represent the final stage”
karl gerstner international designer, artist and author, new books and a new typeface. – Text and Design by Helmut Schmid
drawing works of Isao Makino
A Cultural History of Contemporary Design Vol. 1 Masaki Kojima – Text by Idea with Barbora
Interview with Fumio Tachibana “about Kyutai”
Comments from Tasuya Ariyama, Gabin Ito, Yoshihisa Shirai, HeiQuiti Harata
The History of Typos – Text and Design by Hirokazu Mukai
A Recent History of Writing and Drawing – by Alex Rich and Jurg Leni
My Famicase (NES cartridge) Design Exhibition 2008

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Marin Lorenz has had an amazing career, designing for clients such as ESPN and Nike, teaching at some of Europe's leading design schools and publishing books, such as Flexible Visual Sytems, documenting his research and approach to design practice.

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The typographic designs produced for the National Theatre by Ken Briggs are not only iconic and depict the Swiss typographic style of the time, but remain a key example of the creation of a cohesive brand style.

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Japan's first foreign film venue, Shochikuza Theatre (1923) is an icon of Modernism. Its Art Deco-influenced advertising, showcased in the 1925 Shochikuza News magazine, offers a glimpse into Japans influences from the West.