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Typographics Untitled lecture

A lecture exploring the ideas and implications of “normality” in typeface design. Can non-design work as a viable design strategy?

44 words by Kris Sowersby
18 November 2017

This talk took place on Saturday, June 17, 2017 in The Great Hall of The Cooper Union as part of Typographics.

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