Fay McAlpine

Design Educator MISTD

[● Mike @mikedotsullivan]

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@icographica

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[I Love Typography @ilovetypography]

This weekend’s favorite letter is the ‘a’ from Beatrice Display, by @SharpTypeCo

https://t.co/Zm2rOKRPu5

[Paul Prudence @MrPrudence]

Study for Graphic Tectonic series – Josef Albers [1941-42] | Unintentionally solving the microchip layout problem

[Letterform Archive @Lett_Arc]

Doppler, Special Effects and Topical Alphabets, Selected and Arranged by Dan X. Solo from the Solotype Typographers Catalog, Dover Publications, New York, 1978. A similar face that employs the same concept is shown in Photo-Lettering’s One Line catalog (1971) as Papirtis Dazzle.

[Iona Pannett @IonaPannett]

Thank you ⁦@grantrobertson1⁩ for leading the celebration of the listing of Trades Hall as a Category One building. This building is such an important part of our history and recognises the huge contribution of the union movement to Aotearoa.

[Letterform Archive @Lett_Arc]

Klaus Burkhardt and Reinhard Döhl, Rot 40: Poem Structures In the Looking Glass, Edition Rot, Stuttgart, 1969.

[Letterform Archive @Lett_Arc]

A fabulous donation from Tobias @frerejones: 170 transit passes from Milwaukee’s trolley system, 1937–1969. Each week had a unique design. (Reposted from @stewf on Instagram.)

[Letterform Archive @Lett_Arc]

Happy (belated!) birthday, Bradbury Thompson (1911–1995)! The American graphic designer and art director, best known for his work designing magazines and postage stamps, was born 110 years ago on 3/25. #LfABirthday (Images: Bradbury Thompson, Westvaco Inspirations 210, NY, 1958.)

[ISTDworldwide @ISTDworldwide]

“John Tarpey kick-started my love of all things type, circa 1997 at Limerick School of Art & Design”. John Paul Dowling, Past ISTD Education Director. Two images from John Tarpey and two from John Paul Dowling.

[Image & Identity @coca222417]

Interesting campaign by the @WgtnCC #coca4 #brand

[Letterform Archive @Lett_Arc]

Ross F. George, Rush Job or no Rush Job…, ink on signboard. See the full advertisement in the Online Archive: https://t.co/hY2FLZSUZt

[LIŔONA ✹ @iamlirona]

One day I'll mint my Josef Albers color theory series <3

[Fay McAlpine @fhmcalpi]

@jo_bailey @cocamassey Family planning advice for hot weekend

[Fay McAlpine @fhmcalpi]

#CoCA welcome to a lovely bunch of collaborative creative peeps

[Fay McAlpine @fhmcalpi]

@jo_bailey @Emily_M_Lane @Massey_Uni_Lib @CoCA_librarians @cocamassey @MasseyUni @emoryzanef The library exhibition is on till 5th of March. Hope you can catch it.

[Prof. Erik Spiekermann @espiekermann]

A reminder for our friends in #Texas

[Astrid Stavro @AstridStavro]

Record covers for Westminster Records

Design by Rudolph de Harak

[Astrid Stavro @AstridStavro]

Folkways Records
Cover design by Ronald Clyne