Visible Language, Vol 05, 03, Summer 1971

Content includes:
A Prototype Computerized Page-design System, Aaron Marcus
Letter Names of the Latin Alphabet Arthur, E. Gordon
Steps toward Handwriting Analysis and Recognition, Makoto Yasuhara
Calligraphy of Ch’an and Zen Monks, J. Fontein and M. L. Hickman
Experiments with Unjustified Text, James Hartley & Peter Burnhill

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Visible Language
Visible Language was an academic journal on visual communication, typography, and information design. It was first released in 1967 at Case Western Reserve University and was called the Journal for Typographic Research.

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