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William ShottsDid some antiquing last week.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/midcenturymodern?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#midcenturymodern</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/midcentury?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#midcentury</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/midcenturydesign?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#midcenturydesign</a>
Letterform Archive<p>New in our shop: 24 charming holiday cards from Paul Rand!🎅🏻<br><a href="https://letterformarchive.org/shop/rand-holiday-cards/?source=Mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">letterformarchive.org/shop/ran</span><span class="invisible">d-holiday-cards/?source=Mastodon</span></a></p><p>While known for his minimalist logos (IBM, UPS, ABC), Rand’s whimsical side came out to play in these cards we’re fortunate to hold at the Archive. Now they’re reproduced in print for the first time.</p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/PaulRand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaulRand</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/ChristmasCards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristmasCards</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/MidcenturyDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MidcenturyDesign</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/SeasonsGreetings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeasonsGreetings</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Ad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ad</span></a></p>
Letterform Archive<p>Donald Deskey (design), the Official Souvenir Book for the New York World’s Fair 1939, Exposition Publications, Inc., New York, 1939.</p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/LetterformArchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LetterformArchive</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/DonaldDeskey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldDeskey</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/WorldsFair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldsFair</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/GraphicDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GraphicDesign</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/MidcenturyDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MidcenturyDesign</span></a></p>
Letterform Archive<p>Alexander Girard, dinner menu mailer for La Fonda del Sol restaurant, New York, ca. 1960.</p><p>Thanks to Martin Pedersen for the donation!</p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/LetterformArchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LetterformArchive</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/AlexanderGirard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlexanderGirard</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/LaFondaDelSol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaFondaDelSol</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/MidCenturyIllustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MidCenturyIllustration</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/MidCenturyDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MidCenturyDesign</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/SunArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SunArt</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/ChillSun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChillSun</span></a></p>
Letterform Archive<p>Marget Larsen, ad for Du Pont’s Color Council. As seen in Art Direction: The Magazine of Creative Advertising, vol. 11, no. 8, November 1959.</p><p>Larsen was super inventive in many ways – and, like most women in design history, criminally under-appreciated. We can’t wait to share more of her work.</p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/MargetLarsen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MargetLarsen</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/DuPont" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DuPont</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/NeonColors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeonColors</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/DayGlo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DayGlo</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/GraphicDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GraphicDesign</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Lettering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lettering</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Typography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Typography</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/MidCenturyDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MidCenturyDesign</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/MidCenturyModernism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MidCenturyModernism</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Pink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pink</span></a></p>
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