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“Accompanying the revolutionary spirit taking hold of American culture in the mid-1960s and 1970s, American graphic designer Alan Peckolick heralded a movement in graphic design, known as expressive typography. Along with his mentor and icon Herb Lubalin, Peckolick called for a new caliber of design: Dreaming up and hand-drawing letterforms that had never existed before, with type, which once exclusively played a supporting role to the graphic image, now taking center stage. Calling for conceptual typography over a standardized format, Peckolick gave letterforms a presence on the page – and also an attitude: His designs will talk back, and always speak up. Teaching Type to Talk is the first-ever compendium to span the typographer’s career. Peckolick’s work is equal parts witty, shrewd, and impeccable, and is accompanied by original anecdotes as insightful and tongue-in-cheek as his designs.”
Published by Pointed Leaf Press. Hardcover, 168 pages.
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From dust jacket notes: “…Herb Lubalin is the definitive book about the typographic impresario and design master of our time. Complete with more than 360 illustrations, 166 of which are in full-color, it was designed by his partner of more than 11 years, Alan Peckolick. This is the most comprehensive overview of Herb Lubalin’s work ever compiled. The text draws on Herb’s own words, and those of his family, colleagues and friends. It traces Lubalin’s life and career from his earliest days until his death in 1981. Written by a close friends, the book is filled with anecdotes about Lubalin’s complex personality and the idiosyncrasies that were simultaneously exasperating and endearing in this fascinating man….”
Published by American Showcase / R. Silver Associates; First Edition edition (April 1, 1985). Hardcover, 184 pages.
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