Print from industry and trade 1890-1940; letterheads (billheads)
This is what Tschichold became angry about, otherwise referred to as ‘Coca Cola lettering’. I can’t help it but I love it. It is rich, beautifully crafted, using modern reproduction techniques, predictable yet radical because it’s creators went to a lot of trouble before they finished their artwork. Letterheads are rescued because
Layered typography by amateurs
Last spring I found some typographic postcards I’d never seen before. They seemed to be ‘QSL Cards’. From internet: QSL cards are a ham* radio operator’s calling card and are frequently an expression of individual creativity — from a photo of the operator at his station to original artwork, images of the operator’s home town or