The Art of the Type Specimen in the Twentieth Century designbriefyear2 and the list goes on

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Otto Treumann (1919–2001) was a major pioneer in the modernization of graphic design in the Netherlands

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and spreads that introduce us to this largely unknown designer

He drew and painted more than 100 pictures expressly for these

The Art of the Type Specimen in the Twentieth Century designbriefyear2 and the list goes onThis book was created as the record of an exhibition held at the ITC Center in New York in the spring of 1993. It was intended to be both an aide mmoire of that exhibition, and also a taste of what was exhibited. On display (and in this book) were type specimens that are not only aesthetic but reflect the working practices of designers throughout the twentieth century. An excellent showing of specimens and scholarship. And its only $20.