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Experimental typography

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:

[3D E's], 1966

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Houédard, Dom Sylvester (1949-1966): [Barcode: 31858072491487]
Identifier: CC-55433-9999122

Alltag-Zeichnungen, 1989

 Item — Box 608: [Barcode: 31858073143558]
Identifier: CC-14450-14759
Scope and Contents

Guillermo Deisler was born in 1940 and died in 1995. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

Biobibliographique, 1986

 Item
Identifier: CC-17959-18329
Scope and Contents

The type becomes progressively smaller on each page so that more words appear. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1986

[Block E's], 1966

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Houédard, Dom Sylvester (1949-1966): [Barcode: 31858072491487]
Identifier: CC-55398-999978

[C E DSH 1], 1966

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Houédard, Dom Sylvester (1949-1966): [Barcode: 31858072491487]
Identifier: CC-55394-666777

[C E DSH 2], 1966

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Houédard, Dom Sylvester (1949-1966): [Barcode: 31858072491487]
Identifier: CC-55395-55564

[C E DSH 3], 1966

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Houédard, Dom Sylvester (1949-1966): [Barcode: 31858072491487]
Identifier: CC-55396-9999112

Capital Letters, 1992

 Item
Identifier: CC-20385-20782
Scope and Contents

The main text was selected from Beatrice Warde's 1951 essay, "The Design of Books." The subtext was taken from Bradbury Thompson's 1945 essay in "Westvaco Inspirations." Warde's text on the lack of reading is interpreted in a set of 8 books with each book designed as a typographic reaction to Thompson's monoalphabet and alphabet 26 type experiments. Carothers forms words with capital and lowercase letters of the same size and weight to impart unusual appearances. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

die frau aus dem immergleichen blickwinkel auf dem Rucken / Wagner, Dieter., 1984

 Item
Identifier: CC-00390-401
Scope and Contents

Printed in white, black, and blue inks on black and white paper stock. Wagner was working in a Berlin printing press at that time this book was published and did the printing of his books after working hours. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

Electric Samsara Lightbook, 1981

 Item — Box 316: [Barcode: 31858072490810]
Identifier: CC-27155-27630
Scope and Contents

The font of the letters on the pages has been taken from game of Scrabble. The cover is labeled in crayon as Silkscreen by Miekel And. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1981

[Elelc 270166], 1966

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Houédard, Dom Sylvester (1949-1966): [Barcode: 31858072491487]
Identifier: CC-55437-9999124

[Happy E's], 1966

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Houédard, Dom Sylvester (1949-1966): [Barcode: 31858072491487]
Identifier: CC-55399-888888

Jade Sound / Cobbing, Bob., 1976

 Item — Box 391: [Barcode: 31858072461555]
Identifier: CC-17513-17879
Scope and Contents

Designated tall books number three. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1976

Le Livre D'Aubes, 1945

 Item — Box 613: [Barcode: 31858072460995]
Identifier: CC-55602-58015
Scope and Contents

Unable to find biography of this poet on internet. This is a copy from the ordinary edition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1945

Le Livre D'Aubes, 1945

 Item — Box 613: [Barcode: 31858072460995]
Identifier: CC-59472-10002547
Scope and Contents

This is a deluxe copy printed on velin du Marais paper. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1945

[Multiple E's], 1966

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Houédard, Dom Sylvester (1949-1966): [Barcode: 31858072491487]
Identifier: CC-55435-9999123

One Way Or Another, 1994

 Item
Identifier: CC-20609-21011
Scope and Contents

This publication is the last from John Crombie and Kickshaws because of "waning stamina and resources... The book is a stream of type carrying its cargo of verbal flotsam past occasional islands, meandering between the figure-incrusted embankments." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

[Various E's], 1966

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Houédard, Dom Sylvester (1949-1966): [Barcode: 31858072491487]
Identifier: CC-55397-555555

[XYZ DSH], 1966

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Houédard, Dom Sylvester (1949-1966): [Barcode: 31858072491487]
Identifier: CC-55393-9999111