” To trace the developments and shifts in modern typography
and drawings which were part of the creative process
In this poster reproducing at 100% an unopened envelope he mailed us and which somehow managed to get here
Abstract & Delight: A Few Covers by Audrey Meyer is the second issue of our Design Brief and the first step on a long journey of exploration into the work of an overlooked midcentury designer
“an iconic British art institution
The Letter Forms and Type Designs of Eric Gill designbriefyear2 ” To trace the developmentsAlthough Eric Gills greater fame derived mainly from his sculpture, he was also the foremost inscriptional lettercutter of his time. Under the aegis, first, of Robert Gibbings of the Golden Cockerel Press, and, later, of Stanley Morison of the Monotype Corporation, these lettering interests led to his work being commissioned for the design of types for printers and publishers. Two of these typesGill Sans and Perpetuabecame internationally renowned and