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Herbert Spencer - British Graphic Designer

Typographica, New Series 05, 1962

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Content includes:
“Reading By Machine” (the E13B and other early computer fonts)
classic modern Penguin paperback book cover designs
London Airport graphics by Colin Forbes (Fletcher Forbes & Gill)

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  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Herbert Spencer
  • Year: 1962
  • Client/Publisher: Lund Humphries
  • Size: 210mm x 275mm

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Typographica, New Series 5, 1962. Designed by Herbert Spencer
Typographica, New Series 5, 1962. Designed by Herbert Spencer
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