Tag Archives: ross f. george

typecasting the typeface

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Art

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) ross f. george was probably the most familiar, most influential, most ubiquitous and the most important calligrapher, lettering artist, type designer and graphic designer of the last century. sure, we all know about herman zapf … Continue reading →

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the snub of the authorless vernacular category

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Dave

The Evergreen Theaters and a mystery man of American graphic design…. Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) This is a mystery. maybe you can solve it. For years I’ve collected old type books (an obsession). During the course of gathering together all that … Continue reading →