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Archetype Press: Typographic Notes: The Words of Music. No.19/Fall / Vance Studley, editor., 1997

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Identifier: CC-27553-28625

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Scope and Contents

According to Studley, this project is based upon the notion of the imaginary sizes, shapes, and forms of typography using lyrics of music as a basis for literature. Upon a selective listening of a chosen composition, each designer conceived of a typographic setting or framework into which the lyrics (or their fragmentary sound) would be displayed. The object was to portray typography as an extension of the spoken and sung word. Songs by the following are depicted in typographic presentations: 1) Eurhythmics: Sweet Dreams, 2) America, 3) Eddie Brickell: I quit, I give up, 4) Like a candle in the wind and 5) Pink Floyd: We're just 2 lost souls. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1997

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 hard cover book + pages (letterpress) (35 pages)) ; 18.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

box shelf

Custodial History

The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.

General

Published: Pasadena, California : Art Center College of Design.General: About 50 total copies. General: Added by RED; updated by: RED.

Repository Details

Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository

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