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2022Seattle Girls War Relief Bazaar poster by Ruth Tunander, 1917 (MOHAI 8395)
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2019The poster for 1936 Japanese general election
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2020The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976 alt poster - calligraphy)
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2017Bruce Rogers Garamont specimen page 24
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2022Eunjoo Hong and Hyungjae Kim on how they designed letters inspired by snail slime
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2014Introducing: London-based hand-letterer and typographer Oli Frape
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1820Letter
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2010Ox
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2007Jing
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2020Farsi in 16 fonts 2020-03-22 213757
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2011Zhuanti
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2010The Art of Hermann Zapf
Publication
2017Anthony Burrill’s new book urges you to Make It Now!
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2017Bruce Rogers Garamont specimen page 20 detail
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2017Poster of Nippon Yūsen by Hashiguchi Goyō
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2022Seattle Girls War Relief Bazaar poster by Anita Miller, 1917 (MOHAI 8393)
Motion
2024Gurls Talk gets a rebrand reflecting its decade-long commitment to mental health and wellbeing
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2011Indian Hand Lettering
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2011Kareem Rizk
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2012Stop salivating! Calligraphi.ca is the new home for calligraphy and hand-drawn type
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2012Our Student of the Month is California-based lettering wunderkind James T. Edmondson
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2015Nice: Letters Of Note's Shaun Usher urges us to sign off our letters more imaginatively
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2018Poster Op de achtergrond van een krant is een communistische oproep gedrukt Pe, Bestanddeelnr 6470
Typeface
2013Misztótfalusi Kis Mikós Geoorgia typefaces 1687
Drawing
1645"Rosette Bearing the Names and Titles of Shah Jahan", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album
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2014Tehran Touch, Iranian Graphic Design New Scene
Drawing
1630"Portrait of Sayyid Abu'l Muzaffar Khan, Khan Jahan Barha", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album
Painting
1989Design for the London Philharmonic Orchestra logo
Drawing
1250Quatrain on snow-covered West Lake
Painting
Manuscript Leaf from a Royal Psalter
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1310Four anecdotes from the life of Wang Xizhi
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2022Seattle Girls War Relief Bazaar poster by CC Martin, 1917 (MOHAI 8394)
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2017Bruce Rogers Garamont specimen page 20
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2023Granjon Petit Canon type from the 1592 Berner specimen
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2009Four23
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2015Design with Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters explored in new book
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2006Chochinmoji sample
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2012Drawswords
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2016Designer and type fanatic Sarah Hyndman shares her most-cherished books
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Nigatsudō Burned Sutra
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1930Eric Gill
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2020Urdu in 17 fonts 2020-03-23 1941
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2014Eric Hu's book features 1,000 unique Chinese character illustrations
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2023First specimen of Binny & Ronaldson, 1812
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2016Palatino Swash Capitals Type Specimen (8033811913)
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2022Seattle Girls War Relief Bazaar poster by Edwina Van Duzer, 1917 (MOHAI 8401)
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2022Seattle Girls War Relief Bazaar poster by Mona Heywood, 1917 (MOHAI 8400)
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2023Caslon 471 Swash Capitals Type Specimen (8179428540)
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2024Khwaabon Ka Jhamela Poster 2
Typeface
2021Kelmscott Press Typefaces Detail
Typeface
2021Chinese typefaces
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2011Hermann Zapf
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2010Mr. Bingo: Master of Pens
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2012What's On: Alighiero Boetti
Typeface
2011Chinese typeface styles comparison
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2023Saber Rastikerdar's Fonts
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2022Zen Antique sample
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2008Historical ampersand evolution
Typeface
2025Priyanka Mullick displays the typeface and other equipements of the Karmakar family 04
Typeface
2015Thomas Milo on Digitization of Arabic Typefaces
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2024Anatomy of devangari font
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2022Seattle Girls War Relief Bazaar poster by Rae Swain, 1917 (MOHAI 8403)
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2026Farsi Catrinity
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2022Calligraphy for computers (Hershey, 1967) (IA DTIC AD0662398)
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2006Kanteiryu sample
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2026L ca Catrinity
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2007Japanese word "Kanji" (Mincho typeface)
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2022Seattle Girls War Relief Bazaar poster by Louise Graham, 1917 (MOHAI 8396)
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2010Al Baik
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2011Bless
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2022Hussein Alazaat on children’s books from the 60s-90s and why they demonstrate the “highest peak of Arabic book-making history”
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2021Embracing the chaotic possibilities of lettering with Anna Czuż
Type in Use
Scholar’s Certificate, Richfield, Pennsylvania, 1885
Typeface
2017Daniel Reed’s new typeface is inspired by the Chinese word “Kong”
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2017Takashi Nakamura’s exquisite line drawings celebrate the quiet moments in life
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2013Exhibition: Smithsonian's archive shows handwriting of famous artists
Typeface
2025Tied up in tradition: This decorative typeface celebrates the craftsmanship of knotting
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2013