The other day Doug Wilson mentioned on his blog that he’d uploaded “scans and photos of (several) graphic design, typography, and lettering books too good to keep to myself” to Flickr. They provide quite an eyeful! They are, from top to bottom: Lettering Art in Modern Use by Raymond A. Ballinger (1952), Alphabets and Lettering with Esterbrook Drawlet Lettering Pens – Sixth Edition, and Typographie by Walter Bangerter & Walter Marti (1948). I really like the page layout on this last one!
 
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Yvonne Tsang has taken over editing the PCBA’s journal, Ampersand. The 2 latest issues are now available for purchase. The Fall 2009 issue includes a 10:1 Scale model of the Vandercook Universal 1 Hand Test Press for you to construct as well as Johnny Carrer’s article, Translating a Complex Fine Press Edition into a Trade Edition, about the process of collaborating with Chronicle Books to produce the trade edition of his fine press book, “Pictorial Webster’s.” See the entire table of contents here.The Winter 2010 issue includes an article on the origin of the California Job Case and Debbie Kogan’s interview with 3 book artists who make their own paper for their books. See the entire table of contents here.
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Who said typography had to be stiff and boring? Hyperactivitypography from A to Z is “is an activity book for typographers illustrated in a nostalgic vintage style to give it a sweet and childlike look. The book is packed with activities, ranging from silly to hard core nerdiness. It’s great to test your skills on and to learn new things while having fun.” The 196 page book is designed by Studio 3, an in-school design agency at the Graphic Design Department of Westerdals School of Communication in Oslo, Norway. You can flip through the book, print the pages or buy it here.
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Doug Wilson makes letterpress posters from his collection of wood type. This one is an “Ampersand ID Chart” based on the familiar Snellen eye chart. And here’s another one:
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I’ve written before about Jack Stauffacher and his wood type prints. He’s made a wood type design with the letters SFMOMA and the museum has it on T-shirts, canvas tote bags, reusable grocery bags, mugs, ceramic double-walled coffee cups, and acrylic tumblers. You can see them all here.
