Jack Stauffacher

Visible Language (The Journal of Typographic Research), Vol 01, 02, April 1967

Content includes:
Communication Theory and Typographical Research, Randall Harrison & Clyde Morris
Readability of Typewritten Material: Proportional Versus Standard Spacing, Donald E. Payne
OCR-B: A Standardized Character for Optical Recognition, Adrian Frutiger
Visual Discrimination Training for Beginning Readers, W. H. Wheelock & N. F. Silvaroli
Typographical Research and Bibliography, G. Thomas Tansell
Layout and Design with a Computer CRT System, R. F. Wakefield

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Jack Stauffacher
Jack Werner Stauffacher was an American printer, typographer, educator, and publisher of finely crafted books. He founded and operated the Greenwood Press, a small, independent printing studio located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Explore related designers including Bradbury Thompson and Will Burtin. See also American Modernism, Type Specimens, and Books.
The Journal of Typographic Research, Visible Language
The Journal of Typographic Research was an academic journal (later Visible Language) focused on the research and design of typography and communication.

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Visible Language (The Journal of Typographic Research, Vol 01, 02, April 1967
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