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Typography

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 946 Collections and/or Records:

Cranes, I Said / Gallo, Philip., 1989

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Identifier: CC-09963-10161
Scope and Contents

New Year's Greeting 1990 from Granary Books. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

Creatis / Sprinkle A., 1982

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Identifier: CC-18753-19127
Scope and Contents

This issue includes photographs of explicit, sexually fetish body art. Annie Sprinkle, a performance artist whose print, "101 Uses For Sex...," is held by the Sackner Archive, is depicted in such a pose. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1982

Creative Typography / March, Marion ; Ionesco E ; Beckett S ; Fletcher A., 1988

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Identifier: CC-29328-30690
Scope and Contents

This is an essentially a "How To Do It Book" on typography design. Several projects with examples are presented to the reader. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

Critique: Depth. No.11/Spr / Heller S., 1999

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Identifier: CC-32854-34467
Scope and Contents

Steven Heller contributed an essay on the graphic design work of Leo Lionni. The concrete poem on page 23 depicts fragmented letters of the word, "Napoli," to indicate the disintegrating ancient buildings in that city. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

Critique: Special Web Issue. No.18/Dec., 2000

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Identifier: CC-36187-37970
Scope and Contents

This special issue for year end 2000 is a critique of web sites and was the final issue of the periodical. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

Critique: The Big Crit. No.13/Fall / Scher P., 1999

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Identifier: CC-33526-35176
Scope and Contents

This issue includes award winning designs is several categories including packaging, advertising, brochures, type design and interactive media. The salome poster on page 45 is a good example of visual poetics integrated into graphic design. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

Crossword, 1975

 Item — Box Axelrod-Baker: [Barcode: 31858072490786]
Identifier: CC-25344-25800
Scope and Contents

The block letterforms with equal dimensions and spacings have positive/negative structures that give rise to optical effects. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

Cupid, You Are a Killer / Carroll, Patty., 1982

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Identifier: CC-16502-16855
Scope and Contents

Consists of colored photographs used to illustrate excerpts of a poem by Ovid "The Art Of Love", translated by Rolfe Humphries in 1957 (Indiana University Press). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1982

Curvd H&Z: Dead. No.280/May / Randall Brock., 1984

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Identifier: CC-18735-19109
Scope and Contents

Also designated Hangnail No.13. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

[Cyrillic Spiral], 2010

 Item — Box 208: [Barcode: 31858072460144]
Identifier: CC-50906-71984
Scope and Contents

The translation of the text according to Matt Kelsey is "Thank you Ruth and Marvin From Wanda." The Cyrillic message repeats in smaller sizes in the spiral. This was a gift from Wanda Kownacki. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2010

De Puntier op de M / di Sciullo, Pierre., 1995

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Identifier: CC-16395-16745
Scope and Contents

Poster lays out referenced statements on the political problems in Bosnia with the "M" in the title signifying Muslim. The typography utilizes a typeface devised by di Sciullo, the designer and noted typographer. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

Democracy / Wayzgoose Press., 2002

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Identifier: CC-38864-40790
Scope and Contents

The word "Democracy" is printed on the outside of this card. On the inside is the aphorism by Will Rogers "is the art of saying 'nice doggie' until you can find a rock." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002

Depero Futurista Facsimile Edition / Depero, Fortunato ; Caruso L., 1979

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Identifier: CC-15151-15472
Scope and Contents

Edited by Luciano Caruso, this is a particularly faithful reproduction of the original book published in 1927 that was held at one timeby the Sackner Archive. Caruso also contributed a critical essay at the end of the book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1979