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Typos 6, An International Journal of Typography, 1981

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Content includes:
Lettering An Educational Reassessment – Richard Kindersley/Martin Jennings
Concept and Production: Rolf Muller – Claus Heinrich Meyer
Hendrik Nicolas Werkman – Mafalda Spencer
The Polish Poster – FHK Henrion
Printer’s Battleground – Megan Dobney
Philip Poole: His Nibs – Roger Fieldsend
London Transport Map: A Delft Project – Paul Mijksenaar/ Ronald Vroman
The Art of the Book in India – Jeremiah Losty
Command of Hand – DJ Sargent
Video Grotesque – Douglas Merritt

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  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Fred Lambert and Usha Agarwal
  • Year: 1981
  • Client/Publisher: London College of Printing
  • Size: 217mm x 302mm

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Typos 6, An International Journal of Typography, 1981. Fred Lambert and Usha Agarwal
Typos 6, An International Journal of Typography, 1981. Fred Lambert and Usha Agarwal
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