Visible Language, Vol 10, 01, Winter 1976

Content includes:
The Argument for a Semiotic Approach to Shape Writing: The Case of Italian Futurist Typography by John J. White
A Manifesto for Visible Language by Merald E. Wrolstad
Nomenclature of the Letterforms of Roman Type by Phillip Gaskell

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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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Visible Language, Vol 10, 01, Winter 1976
Visible Language, Vol 10, 01, Winter 1976
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