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Visible Language (The Journal of Typographic Research), Vol 02, 03, July 1968

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Content includes:
Quantifying Order in Typographic Design, Gui Bonsiepe
‘Writing’ and “Alphabet,” John Mountford Standardization of Alphabetic Graphemes, S. B. Telingater
Typographic Anamorphosis, Jan Slothouber and William Graatsma
Towards a Standard for Measuring the Accuracy of Any Computer-hyphenation Program, Dwight D. Brown
Pictures to be Read/Poetry to be Seen, Jan van der Marck
The A.Typ.I. Legibility Research Committee Report
Commentary: Psychological Research into Legibility, Jeremy J. Foster

Details

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Jack Stauffacher
  • Year: 1968
  • Size: 154mm x 233mm

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Visible Language (The Journal of Typographic Research, Vol 02, 03, July 1968
Visible Language (The Journal of Typographic Research, Vol 02, 03, July 1968
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