Edward Johnston (1872–1944) was a British calligrapher and lettering artist widely regarded as the father of the modern calligraphy revival in Britain, teaching at the Central School of Arts and Crafts and the Royal College of Art, where Eric Gill was among his students.
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A 1939 article on American designer, Walter Frank Bomar, published in The Inland Printer, Vol 104, No. 03, 1939.
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Beyond his books, Dick Bruna's vivid colour and simplified forms found their way onto posters, packaging, murals and stamps, many of which feature in my growing collection.
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An article on Valentin Zietara , originally in German, published in Gebrauchsgraphik, 10, 1930, written by H K Frenzel translated by E. T. Scheffauer
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