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Typography Tuesday

This week we are showcasing a recent donation of the 1926 type design handbook Alphabets: A Manual of Letter Design, with Complete Alphabets of Varied Styles of Lettering by the American type designer and printing historian Douglas C. McMurtrie, published by Bridgman Publishers in Pelham, New York. Intended as an “elementary handbook,” it is mainly a type display book in which “all the good forms of letter design are represented, and the specimen alphabets should prove useful models to students of lettering.”

The usual suspects are included here, such as Caslon, Garamond, Bodoni, and Cochin, as well as a couple of Goudy typefaces, but we thought we’d display some of the less usual type designs. They are from top to bottom:

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Red Rose Wine Gift Bag | Zazzle

Size: Gift Bag – Wine

Package your presents perfectly with fully personalized gift bags! Design them with favorite photos or messages for any occasion, including birthdays and weddings. These gift bags are made with premium quality paper and printed with vivid ink to make your gift giving truly special.

Dimensions: 4.75” l x 4” w x 13” h

Perfect size for a wine bottle

Made with premium quality…

The Albatross Did Follow Throw Pillow | Zazzle

Size: Throw Pillow 16″ x 16″

Accent your home with custom pillows from Zazzle and make yourself the envy of the neighbourhood. Made from high-quality Simplex knit fabric, these 100% polyester pillows are soft and wrinkle-free. The heavyweight stretch material provides beautiful color definition for your design while also being the perfect complement to your couch!

Dimensions: 16″ x 16″ (square)

First Night Design | I’m going to have to treat myself! #watches

Green Leaf Watch from Zazzle © Sarah Vernon

Yesterday I added my Green Leaf design to all the products I sell at my Zazzle stores. Would you forgive me for being immoderately pleased with myself? It looks excellent on all the products and that’s not the case for every design. I’m highlighting the watch because I think I’m going to have to treat myself! There are several styles for women, men and…

First Night Design | ‘This is what it is to be happy’ #Art

Buy framed print of Green Leaf © Sarah Vernon at Fine Art America

“I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, “This is what it is to be happy.” ― Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar

“I like it when a flower or a little tuft of grass grows through a crack in the concrete. It’s so fuckin’ heroic.” ― George Carlin

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