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U.S. SINGLE COPIES 51.50 ELSEWHERE. SINGLE COPIES 52.50 TO QUALIFY FOR FREE SUBSCRIPTION COMPLETE AND RETURN THE SUBSCRIPTION FORM IN THIS ISSUE TO ITC OR WRITE TO THE ITC EXECUTIVE OFFICE. 2 HANIMARSKJOLD PLAZA. NEW YORK, N.Y. 10017 In This Issue: Editorial Are You Confused? ITC is producing a 100,000 word diagrammatic and pictorial report on the new typographic technologies. Do the new technologies get you up, or down? Do you know which ones matter It's called Vision'80s, and Ed Gottschall tells you to you—and how? Do you feel challenged or threatened by them? about it. Pg. 2. In 1977 ITC A Call for Entries: Calligraphy Today conducted a three-day symposium at the Rochester Institute of The ITC Center will hold a major exhibition of callig- Technology It was called Vision '77 That was barely three years ago and already, raphy in the fall of 1980. Pg. 3. today in 1980, many of the reports and projections that were presented at Hans-Joachim Burgert and His Handpress Vision '77 and published in U&lc are outdated or becoming obsolete. Hans-Joachim Burgert's calligraphy his book design, his As John Seybold, one of the chairmen and speakers at Vision '77, said, "The new alphabet designs, his printing and binding techniques technology race is not tapering off. We ain't seen nothing yet!" are nothing short of amazing. A graphic feast. Pg.4. Ms. Heather Cooper The editors of U&lc realize that for most of its readers this disorderly and un- Heather Cooper, one of Canada's outstanding illus- organized climate of change can be frightening and confusing. trators, is our featured Ms. And no wonder! Pg.10. So much is happening today on so many frontiers that it is difficult to know Scribes Galore! what to read to keep informed, or even where to look to find out what is happen- Two calligraphic engagement calendars are reviewed ing—where, when, why and how. in this issue. One is on the subject of time; the other is based on quotes from Shakespeare.Together they are In an effort to cut through this maze of confusion U&lc will present in the June/ pure artistry. Pg. 12. July 1980 issue a special report entitled Vision '80s. For the past 18 months we Lou Myers have been gathering information from all over the world, from approximately Once again we offer the visual wit of one of our wittiest 200 companies who are involved with all areas of graphic communications. visualizers with a commentary on world affairs. Pg. 16. The findings will be published in a 100,000-word pictorial and diagrammatic Put Your Best Face Forward report that will make the Vision '80s issue of U&Ic one of the largest and most From the many intriguing submissions we've received useful we have ever produced. since our last issue, in which we featured an English designer, we have selected the work of a German type Vision '80s has been organized into 16 sections.They will cover the following enthusiast. His handling of ITC faces is peerless. Pg.18. subjects: 1. Originating information. 2. Image origination. 3. Input of data and Spanfeller's Divine Comedy text. 4. Input of images and graphics. 5. Filing: electromagnetic/micrographic. Jim Sr. and Jr. bring us up to date on their satire of 6. Editing. 7 Page/area composition. 8. Interfacing equipment and systems. Dante's Divine Comedy. Part 3, in this issue, is entitled 9. Typewriting. 10.Word processing. 11. Typesetting, typefaces. 12. Multicopy Purgatorio. In it J.S. meets his ideal woman. Pg. 20. reproduction systems/nonimpact printing. 13. Distribution: electronic mail, Peter Grundy's X Dictionary facsimile, communicating terminals. 14. The automated office/the open office. X marks the spot in this issue where Peter Grundy 15. Advice on choosing equipment and systems.16. Executive views of the next xerts much of his xceptional creative ability on a decade. singular xercise; the xploration of the letter X. Pg. 24. Crossword Puzzle You may wonder—"What does all this have to do with me?" The answer: Every- If you know anything about coin-operated slot ma- th ing.Your job, your career path, what you can do and how you do it.The new chines, dispensing machines and one-arm bandits graphic images you can obtain, schedules, budgets, lines of authority inyour you probably have the right combination to solve our department and in your company will all be radically affected in the '80s by crossword puzzle. Good luck. Pg. 26. a tremendous number of new technologies that, at first glance, you may think Pro. File: don't concern you at all. In this issue our great graphic innovator is Will Burtin. What can you do about this? This German designer, who emigrated to the United States in 1938, added immeasurable substance to For starters, read the Vision'80s report. Read it carefully, and digest its informa- American graphics by successfully combining science tion slowly. and art. Pg. 28. What's New from ITC? It is being written for U&lc readers.Although it is loaded with information it is Good old Franklin Gothic is what's new ITC has rede- eminently readable and, throughout, the significance of the new technologies signed Morris Fuller Benton's original sans serif face to to all those responsible for graphic communications is made clear. provide specifiers with much greater flexibility. Pg. 31. Vision'80s is being written for you. It will be the first full-spectrum report on Something for Everybody from U&lc the new technologies that not only tells what they are but how they relate to We have devoted eight pages in four colors to this regu- each other and how they are likely to affect you in the next decade. We think it lar U&lc feature, which, in this issue, delves into the less will give you more than new information. It will give you new insights into consequential achievements of Benjamin Franklin as a devious ploy to promote ITC Franklin Gothic. Pg. 36. where you may be headed and help you shape your own attitudes. Comic Alphabets All of us at U&lc .and at ITC look forward to sending it to all of you. What do hands and Q-tips have to do with the 26 Edward Gottschall characters of the Roman alphabet? Everything! Pg.45. Author and editor of Vision '80s THIS ARTICLE WAS SET IN ITC NOVARESE 3
A call for entries to Galli aphy Today Kalligraphia—Greek, from Kalli (beautiful) and graphia 5. Duplicate Entries (writing), an exhibition of outstanding calligraphy from all Upon acceptance of an entry by the jury, three additional copies will be required (except when original art is submit- over the world. ted) by the ITC Center for submission to the U.S. Library of It is not a paradox that this ancient art should be enjoying Congress for its archives. The ITC Center will make slides of a renaissance in the age of the computer. The humanities the accepted pieces for its slide archives and also will make walk a tightrope through history, a delicate balance their them available to schools and art and professional groups. means ofsurvival. Thus the cold precision and speed of digi- 6. Deadlinefor Entries tal CRT and laser typesetters are counterpointed by the All entries must be received at the ITC Center on or before grace and elegance of the art of calligraphy. June 20, 1980. ITC Center to hold a It is appropriate, therefore, for the Where to Send Entries major exhibition of contemporary calligraphy in the Fall 7. ITC Center of1980. 2 Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, N.Y 10017 All artists are invited to submit examples of their calli- Att: Hermann Zapf Chairman graphic work for possible inclusion in "Calligraphy Today." 8. Postage/Customs Requirements 1. There are no entryfees—no entry fee, no hangingfee. Please be sure the package is securely wrapped, the contents are protected, and the postage is adequate. Please be sure 2. What to send that your package has the proper customs information and Reproductions of commercial or experimental calligraphy. the art of the brush or pen stroke. forms so that it will leave your country and be properly Calligraphy is defined as received in the United States. The phrase "Material for Con- Any work that required retouchingfor reproduction will be test. No Commercial Value" on the package normally will called "lettering" and will not be considered eligible. expedite it through customs. Prints, photographic copies, slides or printed samples of 9. Exhibition Dates work done at any time in your career will be accepted. Calligraphy Today will be exhibited at the ITC Center in We will accept but do not request original art, as no entries October 1980. can be returned. Preferably, entries should be unmounted. 10. U&lc Large pieces can be sent in mailing tubes. Editorial coverage will appear in an issue co-fUo9lc following 3. Entry Form the exhibition in the ITC Center. Please make copies of this entry form and attach one securely to each entry. If the entry is a slide or small piece, Hermann Zapf, Chairman, Calligraphy Today print your name on the frame, or on the back and key it to Hermann Zapf is an internationally known calligrapher an accompanying entry form. Caption material and any and type designer. He is also Professor for Typographic Com- catalog listing or publicity concerning Calligraphy Today puter Programs, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, will be compiled from the information you supply. Please New York, and Vice President ofDesign Processing Interna- be sure all information is accurate, complete and legible. tional, New York. Some of his best-known type designs are Optima, Palatino, Melior and the more recent ITC ZapfBook, 4. TheJury ITC Zapf International and ITC Zapf Chancery. Mr. Zapf All entries will be judged by an international jury. The jurors are: Hermann Zapf Chairman, Herb Lubalin, Philip has lectured widely and judged many graphic exhibitions in Grushkin andJeanyee Wong. countries all over the world. ENTRY FORM Type of piece in which calligraphy appeared (book illustration, magazine, album cover—indicate which) Name of entrant
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THE PRODIGIOUS LITTLE HANDPRESS OF PROFESSOR HANSJOACHIM BURGERT t's not easy to choose one word from the usual in graphic arts vocabulary to describe what Hans-Joachim Burgert does with books. You could call him a calligrapher; it only hints at his involvement. You could call him a designer— a publisher; those are too cool and remote. Closest to the truth, is to say he gives birth to books. He conceives the ideas, selects the texts, invents the letterforms, creates the illustrations, selects the paper, handprints and supervises the production down to sewing and tying the knots on the bindings. From start to finish, the exquisite little books that issue from Hans- Joachim Burgert's handpress are his babies... and each one is a love child.
To understand his feverish com- mitment, you have to know some- thing about this uncommon man. Hans-Joachim Burgert was born in Berlin in 1928. After the war, at the 4 age of 21, he decided that his future was in the arts. From 1949 to 1956, he attended the Hochschule fur Bil- dende Ktinste in Berlin, where he studied painting with Karl Schmidt- Rottluff and Ernst Schumacher, and graphic design with Willem Miter. Right from the start, Burgert immersed himself deeply not in just one art form, but in several.
He is a painter with a record of one-man exhibitions — no fashion- able gallery scenes—but an almost 6
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steady annual showing in small organ fronts, enamels, sculptures in has designed letter faces, invented hochschule in Berlin — a seminary his studio, his office, his home. There galleries, art centers, libraries and stone and bronze and liturgical fur- graphic projects, conducted semi- for architects. he worked surrounded by his family, university museums in Europe and nishings of all sorts. nars on calligraphy, participated his easel, his painting supplies, the United States. in book fairs and exhibitions. The way he lives and works is also his printing presses and an organ. And as if careers in fine and ap- a revelation. For many years, except Yes, he is also a musician of some He's a designer and sculptor, and has plied arts were not quite enough to Besides all of the above, he is a for his teaching hours, all his activ- means who can play the organ and executed commissions for some 20 exhaust his creative energy, he also teacher: Professor Hans Joachim ities took place in an abandoned other "old" instruments he likes churches — stained glass windows, threw himself into graphics. He Burgert, at the Technische Fach- pumping station in Berlin. It was to collect.
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When you contemplate the artistic painting:' The two-dimensionality, figure (he paints women and lovers ago. He observed that letterforms Ludus Scribendi and also from a appetite of this man, it's only natu- the abstract patterns, the emphasis with large heads and gracefully ges- and arrangements of words in prin- second edition which appeared ral to wonder: Over how many on linear design that he gleaned turing limbs in elegant attitudes), ted matter were cold, mechanical in 1976.We wish we had room to slices of bread can he spread his pat from primitive and pre-Renaissance he absolutely rejects any literal symbols that had nothing to do with show it all and share the mind-ex- of butter? Is Burgert's work likely modes are evident in all his paint- interpretations. His main concern the spirit of the text. He felt there panding experience of turning the
to grow thin? Shallow? From what ings and church designs. And it is ' is for the composition of the ele- was a way to enrich reading matter pages of these amazing little books. we see of his graphics, he is in no no surprise at all that an artist with ments and the overall structure by suiting the visual symbols to the He seems never to run out of ideas; danger of running out of stuff. The such a specific taste for abstract, of his space; the images are only meaning. In 1969, he put it all to- every page is a fresh surprise. The reason he sustains the same high linear form would be enticed into incidental to the spirit of the work. gether in a little book called Ludus color, the texture, the arrangement level in all his work is that one con- calligraphy and type design. Far This is true in his sculpture, in his Scribendi, "Writing Game:' In this of space make them more than sistent premise pervades all his from dissipating his creative ener- stained glass windows and in his treatise, he chose short texts and just pages of print; they are exqui- thinking: Form! Form is everything! gies, each of his art forms feeds book designs as well. quotes from various sources and site drawings in the quintessential off and strengthens the others. interpreted them in a variety of sense of the word. The marks on By his own account, the greatest in- Although his paintings appear to Burgert's first intense encounter graphic moods. We have reproduced each page are so tautly and precise- fluence on his direction was "early be concerned with the human with graphics started about 15 years several pages from his original ly composed that to delete a single
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one would shatter the whole. Besides the visual delights, there is a musicality to these pages. It brings to mind what musicians report about the musical notations of John Cage. Never mind the music implied, the marks are so visually exciting, each page can be enjoyed as a drawing in its own right. By the same token, we feel certain that a musician of talent and imagination could wring music out of Burgert's lyrical pages. Musician that he is, we would not be surprised to hear that he's already tried it himself!
Studying the pages of his Ludus Scribendi, Genesis, Kleine Fan- tasia by Gustave Flaubert, Lob- lieder aus Qumran (Psalm of the Jewish Community by the Dead Sea) and a number of his other little books, it's easy to recognize the influence of the "early" forms he admires, as well as more con- temporary styles. There are certain- ly echoes of the heavy-leaded divi- sions of stained glass windows, the razor-sharp precision of Dilrer en- gravings, the arabesques of Islamic calligraphy, the spidery jottings of Paul Klee, the bold, clean open forms of Bauhaus modern, as well as prehistoric Ice Age marks and ancient cuneiform wedges. But we also recognize Burgert's very own sensibility putting it all together so that each page is a fusion of letter- forms, pictures and words that sup- port the spirit of the text.
There's not much the commercial world can " take" from Burgert. What he does with illustration, type- faces, calligraphy and page designs would be hard to justify to a dollars- and-cents mentality. Some of his pages are definitely illegible; some are quite quirky. His work is not meant to satisfy a commercial mar- ket on any level. But he does have a small circle of private subscribers and is represented in a number of museum collections. He has received critical attention in graphic publica- tions throughout the world. Other- wise, Professor Burgert is a very pri- vate man. He has no desire for or prospect of fame. He is not pushy about recognition in the big name gallery world. And since he earns his real living by teaching, his books are, from beginning to end, a labor of love. Marion Muller 9
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Ms. Heather Cooper
At first glance, we're so bowled over by the microscopic detail in Heather Cooper's illustrations that it's tempting to say she leaves nothing to the imagination. But there's something unsettling about her pictures. We go back for a second look and realize she leaves everything to the im- agination. So much is suggested of dreams and fantasies— hers and ours—that we're tantalized by the implications as well as knocked out by her technique. Heather Cooper was born in England in 1945, but soon after, her family moved to Canada. At the age of 18, direct- ly after her graduation from Western Technical School in Toronto, she became an apprentice in a design studio. At 21, she created a collage for Canada's Centennial Com- mission that received much attention and praise. Her career zoomed as her skills increased. She has received much acclaim for her work for such clients as the Canada Post Office, Seven-Lip, the Canadian Opera Company, Yardley and Imperial Oil Limited. As you might expect, her extremely personal vision and remarkable skill have won her a considerable number of awards from the New York Society of Illustrators, Graphica and both the New York and Toronto Art Directors Clubs.
CANADIAN OPERA 1977 DON- CARLOS f THE MAGIC FLUTE DAUGHTER ()I' Tin?. REGIMENT \VOZZECK •••
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Call Trapher's Engagement Calendar If all the philosophy and psychology texts in the world were reduced to dust, and only the works of William Shakespeare remained, we would stiff have an encyclopedic documenta- tion of the human condition. 'That's why the 1980 CaffOrapher's Engagement Caferufar, de- voted to quotes from Shakespeare's prays and poetry, makes such terrific reading as well as looking. Here, too, as in the Engagement Caferufar of the Society of Scribes, there is such an abundance of talent and imagination that our only comment on the whole endeavor is to quote the quote, chosen by Tun cirvin, from As You Like It, woruferful, wonderful and most wonderful, ctrulyet again wonekuf"
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Society of Scribes Engagement Calendar 'The Christmas season has come andgone and CO us with an accumu- lation ofgOs to absorb into our lives. Its easy enough to put an extra tie to work, consume another fifth of anything or another ounce of perfume. But what cart you do with two engagement calendars for 198o ? Easy. Use one at the office and one at home. Suppose you receive three? Buy a country house and plant one there.However, one of To wcmderDo I dare? 'and,'Do I dare?' lime to turn back and descend thestair, your new 1980 calendars was 'nal by the Society ofScribes, it's very with a bald syot simple to ignore the _functio aspects and enjoy it purely for the in the middle rn‘y hair— (They will say: aesthetics .We never cease to be amazed—no matter how many samples 'How his hair isgrowing thin!) of cailWraphy we see in the course of a. year—at the infinite variety of g morning coat, my collar mounttria firmly to the chin, ideas floating around in the cosmos, waiting to be penned dawn by _Mg necktie rich and modest, clever and talented people. It's not just the look, of these pages that's W but asserted by a simyleyin— l7htv will sa y:'But how his arms and legs an thin?) refreshing, but the choice of quotes as well. In every case, the text is 13€ Do I dare disturb the universe? somewhat offbeat and unckneyed, and gives us something to think In a minute there is timefor decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse. about during those empty time slots on the calendar page. Ti CDC It would have been niceif we had room to reproduce the entire TS:MoeMe fowsong1).0;qruiTrufiva book, but we had to confine ourselves to agroup that somehow worked well together in our spread text time around, we hope to make amends to those we've neglected this year. Marion Muffer LINDA DANNHAUSER
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A is a title page for a program announcing a series of theatrical events. The client is ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen). The names of the plays are set in ITC Avant Garde Gothic. The spot illustrations, each pertinent to the play, are printed in gold. 19
B is a design for a narrative with a repeat pattern that parallels our own "This is the house that Jack built..."The text is set in highly legible ITC American Typewriter, which matches the straightforward story line about a farmer trying to get his wheat cut. The space-y type combined with the dense little silhouettes gives the page its special color and rhythm.
C is a philosophical piece, set in ITC Serif Gothic, designed for an exhibition of typography. Literally, it reads:"Whoever has bowed to an ant, need never bow down to a lion."Figuratively, we are still working on the ramifications of that one.
D and E are announcements of two series of programs for the client, ZDE with com- pletely disparate moods. Gassner uses ITC Avant Garde Gothic in both arrangements, but with a little inventiveness makes each compatible with its theme. In Komodien urn Aussenseiter (Comedies About the Alienated) he drops the SS's to communi- cate the idea of dropouts from society. In Bilder aus der Belle Epoque, he intro- duces the decorative B and E to telegraph the lighthearted and elegant mood of these period pieces.
F and G are designs for the client Canton Electronik Co., manufacturer of sound systems and related equipment. Fora T-shirt imprint, Gassner used an outline version of ITC Lubalin Graph, interlaced with his ubiquitous little opera characters. Notice that the logo he conceived for Canton is in ever-increasing weights of ITC Avant Garde Gothic, from pianissimo to forte, an apt concept for a company in the sound business. MARION MULLER 20
Jim Spanfeller's
WRITTEN BY JIM SPANFELLER, JR. ART BY JIM SPANFELLER, SR. PART THREE: PURGATORIO
ith a moderate shud- to be rockier and dimmer, with der and then a simple thud the many curves. There were numer- large blimp came to a stop after ous signs stating that the easy its trip up from The Inferno.The way was the safe way. The con- hatch opened and A.G.Virgil fused illustrator saw no reason to prodded the illustrator outside. venture off on his own. The two men found themselves Continuing along the spacious in a quiet, strange land. On a me- road the two voyagers came upon dium-sized sign that stood to the many different and interesting right of the blimp appeared the people. Some they passed on the word Purgatorio in simple, light roadway and others they saw veg- print.Below this sign there was etating under trees or eating next another with words of advice that to streams. Recognizing a face rang familiarly: "Never be first here and there, the artist noticed and never be last:' Puzzled, the that these people were clustered artist considered this proverb in patches according to their for a moment, shrugged and then earthly occupations. One group surveyed the surroundings. was composed of television A.G.Virgil and his ward were game show hosts; in another the standing at the base of an enor- illustrator was sure he saw his mous mountain composed of a former plumber. seemingly infinite number of con- Most of the people would call tinually diminishing concentric out a warm greeting accompa- circles piled one on top of the nied by words of advice.It seemed other. Rising into the sky, the as if everyone had something to structure disappeared in a milky say about the way one should white cloudbank that encircled live one's life. One of the first its upper half.The artist was sur- groups the artist and his agent prised to see that the discernible came across was a bunch of New portion of the mountain was coy- York City newspaper columnists ered with a moderately dense sitting under a tree drinking beer underbrush. Following his agent and eating hard-boiled eggs.As along a wide, smooth, easy path they moved past, one of the men that led up and around the peaks, from the group offered the usual he soon found himself enveloped greeting and then called out, in the gentle shade offered by "Remember, look before you leap:' this thick foliage. Smiling, the artist nodded his Trying to keep to the middle of head in agreement,but another the road, the agent led his charge from the same group shouted, along the main byway of Purga- "He who hesitates is lost:' Sur- torio.Walking a few steps behind prised by the conflicting points and slightly to the left was the of view stated with equal zeal, illustrator. As they moved along, the illustrator turned to his agen • the artist noticed many other, less for an explanation. 4 — 4 f'I • \1(.1-; appealing thoroughfares jutting "Don't worry about it Span, •L'c, ‘1Y. off the smooth road up which he you'll laugh at the whole thing in 46'7 traveled.The other paths seemed a day or two:' said A.G.Virgil. V,5iCco,./ ti4 *14'
22 "But A.G.,where am I? You can't "What? Who is this Beatrice? wouldn't steer you wrong,would "I don't know, A.G.,this is all The agent walked off down going to drive me crazy. I feel a j ust leave me here:' Where am ..:' I?" the road.The artist stood looking severe headache starting!" "Oh don't worry,Span.Just go "Now what did I tell you about "Have some chicken soup:' up that side path a little until you asking too many questions, Span? after him with his mouth open. "And remember,Span:' said the advised the agent."It will make run into Beatrice. She'll take care Just do as I say and everything of you from there:' will work out.Trust me,buddy,l agent as he turned to deliver his you feel better:' parting words,"never take any "Chicken soup?" wooden nickels. Bucks is every- "Couldn't hurt, could it?" thing:' He laughed shrilly and con- "A.G.,what is going on here, anyway? What is this all about?" tinued on his way. Feeling a mixture of fear and "Span,I'll tell you,you'll go a lot farther in life if you learn not confusion, the artist looked towards the smaller, steeper and to ask so many questions. Just more curved path that jutted off follow the pack and things will up the mountain. But as he turned be a whole lot easier:' he was struck dumb by the sight Even more unsettled than be-. of the most beautiful woman he fore,the illustrator followed his agent over the long wide path up and around the mountain. The two men continued to pass people of all shapes and sizes and from every walk of life.There were cabdrivers, balloon ascen- sionists, politicians, actors, demo- graphers,fishermen and three short-order cooks.They all had conflicting words of advice. Every now and then the artist would look over his shoulder down at the road which he had just come up. He wasn't sure, but he kept on thinking he could see his father sitting in a chair in the middle of the trail. Even more un- settling was that the illustrator could swear he heard his father offering advice too. "Save your money," the older man seemed to be saying,"save your money" On top of all this the illustrator had the eerie feeling that he and his agent were traveling in circles and not really going anywhere. "This is all very strange, yet very familiar," thought the artist as he trudged along behind A.G.Virgil. A few hours later, after they passed what looked like the same tree for the fourth time,A.G.Virgil came to a stop and looked at his pocket watch."Well,Span,here is where you and I part company. I gotta get going. Got me a lunch date down the mountain a bit and if I don't hurry up I'll be late:' him onward up the dim, shadowy path. Without a sound he fol- lowed, overcome by all that had just happened. Up and around and then up again climbed the artist after his a/mostperfectvision.(She had a small, faint tattoo on her left arm that read,"Once there was a little man who wouldn't say his prayers. So they took him by his left leg and threw him down the stairs:') The going was tough and soon his muscles ached from the climb- ing, but it didn't matter because his mind and soul were content. As the two continued along, the trail gradually grew easier and easier and soon they were making fine time.The illustrator no longer felt as if he were going in circles. Now it seemed he was being led to a definite destination, and although it had been hard for a time he was sure that whatever the place was, it would be worth the hard work. Rounding a sharp turn in the trail the artist was astonished to find himself staring at a large, shiny spacecraft. From the smoke that swirled around its stern he could tell that the magnificent vehicle was in the final stages of prepara- tion before takeoff.Stand- ing in wonderment the illustrator gazed at the sleek ship, but his companion would not let him dally. She nudged him towards the vehicle and soon he found himself on a soft comfortable seat inside the great ship. Beatrice sat be- side him, the most per- fect creature he had ever met (except for her tattoo).Yet the woman had not uttered a single word. It was all very exhilarating and he e: had ever seen. She was the crown- wondered where such a woman ing glory of all his visions, the and such a magnificent craft were epitome of womanhood, literally taking him."Maybe some place the girl of his dreams. With a silent nice,' he thought. "It's about time motion the woman beckoned that something good happened:' Paradise. THIS ARTICLE WAS SET IN ITC CHELTENHAM 24
A DICTIONARY BY PETER GRUNDY There are a number of ways to put it: Limits give freedom...the narrower your focus, the more you see. Peter Grundy demonstrates how zeroing in on a small field of study, treating it with concentra- tion, imagination and respect, can open up great vistas. He has designed a dic- tionary devoted exclusively to the letter X. It is a graphic as well as verbal dictionary, and extremely clever. What's more, he has the good grace to make the reader feel clever, too. His graphic interpretations are so apt that the verbal explanations are - -am, AV. Scorn% 4.411:" quite superfluous. Peter Grundy is English. He commit- I ted himself to an art career very early on. lk 1W2111 He enrolled at the Bath Academy of Art LMBI 1111M1111/ right after he finished his basic schooling, and continued with graduate work at the xact Precise, rigorous, (rules, order, etc.) ; (of person, judgement, report, iliqiih.vi■ 41—, Royal College of Art in London. His con- ppi.. Am.— etc.) accurate, strictly correct. ,iimulirrp.• ._ - - centration was in graphic design, illus- tration and typography. He is currently engaged at the Royal College of Art as a
teaching assistant, which. still leaves him time to continue his freelance design x(eks). work for a number of publishers in Eng- A DICTIONARY BY PETER GRUNDY land and on the continent. But he hopes eventually to concentrate on his own design and illustration ventures, of which X is only the first. Marion Muller
xaggerate Magnify (thing described, xcrete (of animals or plants) separate or abs.) beyond the limits of truth; and expel (waste matters, also abs.) intensify; make abnormal size. from the system.
xtract Copy out parts of (passage in xasperate Make worse ( ill feelings, book etc.); to make extracts from a disease, pain); irritate or provoke book, obtain by pressure anything (person). • firmly fixed.
xplore Inquire into; examine (town xcess Outrage; an intemperance in etc) by going through it. eating or drinking; over stepping of due limits; fact of exceeding to an extreme degree.
xeite Set in motion, rouse up, alert, xPlosion Gomg off with loud noise, • ( feelings, faculties, etc.); provoke, to (gas, gunpowder, etc.) outbreak. bring about, (action, activities etc.) by stimulus.
xperiment A test, trial, (of ); proce- xelasnation Exclaiming! (words etc) dure adopted on the chance of its note of-(!); cry out! esp. from pain! succeeding. anger! accuse loudly!
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This holy water vendor was used in 200 B.C.The worshipper deposited his drachma and got a splash of holy This is Number 11 in a series of Very Graphic Crossword Puzzles water. When it came to financial by Al McGinley and Lee Gardner. matters,those priests really knew how to urn a lot of money for the Roman Empire. 27
Made in 1905 from embossed ACROSS DOWN tin, this prime bit of poultry 4P( CPsir , hatched a new idea in vending 1. "Put in the Nickelodeon.. : ' 1. "Brother,can you spare _,fr.„ u„„, 7, 13. "Thrust and 2. WW II agency r machines. "Cluck, cluck:' For 14. "Here's of happiness:' 3. Tease or torment. 5C you could get either a hard- (Bridal toast) 4. Time unit. 16. the Terrible. 5. Grain fungus. boiled egg or a candy egg. Plus 18. and pieces. (Gather info) 6. Kind of grass. sound effects. Certainly not 20. "0 e mio:' 7. Make (Coffee ready) "cheap, cheap:' But, due to the 22. "They call Mr. Tibbs:' 8. Goes with 66 Across. 23. Chinese religion. 9. Green Hornet's sidekick. public's lack of interest,the idea 25. Italian river. 10. Above-ground subways. laid an egg. Guess it wasn't what 26. A long, long time. 11 " and behold:' it was cracked up to be. 27. Transport with delight. 12. "Wishing will make 30. Toward. 15. Maxwell. 31. Teetotalers group. 17. Merchant 32. N.Y. sandwich shop. 19. Weight allowances. 33. What military personnel sometimes get. 21. Carousing 37. The art of government 24. Miner's milieu. 39. Light you stop on. 26. French season. 4.0. News agency. 28. Kin. (Abbr.) 42. Hesitant sound. 29. "Uncanny" in Scotland. 43. Prefix for worker or hostess. 30. the problem. (Increases) 44. The to this puzzle are on 34. A fruit page 77. 35. Slot machine town. 46. Greek letter. 36. Street in Paris.
4.8. Never! 37. " from Heaven:' - 50. Steelers are part of it do anything better than you..:' 52. Snake out a drain. 41. Existing. 54. Type measure. •5. " of the World:' 56. Chit 46. Popeye's nemesis. 57. Composer Ned. 47. "He took a for the worse:' 59. Alcoholic's nemesis. 48. Hello and good-by in Oahu. 60. Pop star of the 70's. 49. "Who can I when nobody needs me?" 63. Drank heavily 51. Ziegfeld's big productions. 66. Goes with 8 Down. 53. Quickly in Rome. 67. Growing outward. 55. Shyness. 69. " nuts!" 58. Unit of atmos. pressure. 70. Concerning. 61. Playful aquatic mammal. 71. Not sweet. 62. "Tom and " (Cartoon) 73. Children of Norwegian king 64. Dolts. 76. Pronoun. 65. Bert and (Muppets team) 77. Little Lord Fauntleroy. 68. Fitzgerald. 79. Fleur de 72. " you lonesome tonight?" 80. River isle. 74. Goal. 81. Fish-eating hawk. 75. Boating need. 82. Ancient Asian kingdom. 76. "Heave 83. What a lion searches for. 78. French article.
In 1908,the Caille Brothers Company invited you to shake hands with Uncle Sam. Every red-blooded American wanted to step up and test his strength. And get a score of 300 to ring the bellit was one of the fun ways to put the squeeze on government.And it only cost a penny. But, no matter how strong your grip, he never said "Uncle:' Very amusing before taxes. Amusement taxes,that is.
Built in 1899 by the Columbia Phonograph Co.,this grapho- phone was the start of the In 1931,the General Mdse. Co. put penny arcade. In small towns out this colorful character. Smilin' it was anything but a small Sam from Alabam'. He was painted wonder. With not much else in bright red and made of cast alumi- the form of entertainment, num.You put your money in his head. this musical marvel would Pulled his tongue. And got a mouth- entertain you with a popular ful of peanuts. Except when your coin hit or a march.A sound in- got jammed.Then it was like pulling vestment.And all for only 5C. teeth to get your money back. 28
DRAWING BY DIAN FRIEDMAN 29
It seems to me that an intelligent designer, way he solved a great many questions him a cover to do,which was scarcely CHRONOLOGY to exercise mastery of the profession, was the way he responded to people. He published when it was time to send 1908: born in Cologne Germany; later, was graduated from art should possess an inner meeting-place was naturally capable of solving tremen- entries to the Art Directors Show. His school there as a typographer and printer. where a well-comprehended emotional dous problems. artwork, visually a very advanced way of 1927-38: formed a successful studio in Cologne for graphics self embraces the newest scientific and doing a cover, won a gold medal:' design,exhibitions,displays,motion pictures. He found "The way he solved a problem, brought many clients in Germany and in other European technical tools.The union will process a it into being,was through his talks with Ezra Stoller, the architectural photog- countries before the political situation in Germany new aesthetic that will benefit the designer forced him to emigrate to the United States. (who will become more sophisticated), scientists in whatever area he tackled. rapher who worked closely with Burtin 1939-43: taught design and experimental approaches to commu- At the time he did the brain model, some- and the communications sphere (that for many years on many assignments nication at Pratt Institute,New Yon( one at the Rockefeller Institute begged will become more articulate).And the when Will was art director at Fortune, 1943-45: designed gunnery manuals for the U.S.Air Force, and Will not to undertake it. This was an recalls the Architectural Forum days. visual presentations for the Office of Strategic Services. world of graphics design will have ro- impossible subject, he was told, he would 1945-49: was art director at Fortune magazine. tated a beat faster to keep in step with 'Will did some work for Howard Myers, never get out of the morass, was fool- 1949: opened his own studio for visual research and design, in yet another visual leap. hardy to attempt to isolate a minute editor and publisher of the magazine, but New York City. His clients included The Upjohn Company, Will had no idea of what to charge. He for which he was general design consultant and art The renowned Will Burtin,who died in portion of time to show how the brain director of Their publication Scope.Other organizations 'NewYork City in 1972, pioneered this sent Myers a bill, but left a blank space for whom Burtin worked were: International Business records an image on the nervous system. kind of knowledgeable graphic- for the amount to be billed. Myers,with Machines; Smithsonian Institution; United States Infor- "But Will went ahead as though he had every bit as much style as Burtin, sent a mation Agency; Mead Paper Corporation; Union Carbide typographic-scientific language amalgam. Corporation; Herman Miller Furniture Company; Labora- not heard an adverse thing. Not only was check in which the amount to be paid torios LIFE, Quito, Ecuador His spatial concepts were the fruition of his drive to explain simply, in graphics, he not discouraged, it was as though he was left blank:' 1972: died in New York City. had not heard anyone say anything other complex organic structures scarcely visi- More from Stoller:"Will's métier was Burtin was a member of the New York Art Directors than that this is an idea to be pursued; ble beneath the microscope. His impetus design. He knew more than anybody, Club; American Institute of Graphic Arts; New York Type and no amount of effort, no amount of Directors Club; Alliance Graphique Internationale (he was to reach those who normally aren't then, about type— the texture of type and difficulty is relevant to the fact that this was president of The American chapter); International at ease with the terminology of science. how to use it. At that time, there were no Design Conference (acted as Program Chairman 1955, job had to be done:' 1956, and chairman of the International Planning Burtin's career, which began with a four- schools in this country for good training Committee in 1957); Chairman, World Seminar on year typographical apprenticeship under I asked Cipe about Will's work methods. in that field; whereas in the school in Typography and Design," The Art and Science of Typog- Cologne they were meticulous, and he raphy' SiNermine,Connecticut 1958, sponsored by the a German"Lehrmeister," culminated in She reminisced:"I don't know that it Type Directors Club of NewYork; Program Chairman of America where he successfully introduced started immediately with an idea It didn't learned a lot about type.That was one of 'Typography USA',' sponsored by the Type Directors Club, his great strengths. New York City 1959; Program Chairman VISION '65, the rigid discipline of the sciences to the go in this direction at all.You never knew World Congress on "New Challenges to Human innate freedom of vision of the artist. His quite when his jobs began. Here's an idea "Will never got rich on the stuff he did, Communications': sponsored by the International direction evolved from the planographic he had as a child, and suddenly there's but he was meticulous. Price was second- Center for the Typographic Arts in cooperation with Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, 1965; design of the printed page to architectural money for it; and for the next three or ary to his great drive for quality. He could and Program Chairman VISION 67, World Congress on compositions in three dimensions. four years, he'd work on it.There'd be give me a job and know there was no limit "Survival and Growth": sponsored by ICTA in cooperation correspondence all over the world,with to how many times I would re-shoot.It with Newslork University, 1967. His remarkable projects under the aegis beginnings and stoppings and going off had to be done over and over and over. Burtin's awards follow: of the Upjohn Company developed out of in this direction or that. In that sense, his The art staff at Fortune would say, New York Art Directors Club Medal —1941 and 1945; a relationship that spanned 2 decades. Certificate of Distinctive Merit-1946,1949,1953, work method was hard to observe. It 'There's a pica, there's a point, and there's Burtin worked on each concept for sev- 1954,1955,1956. seemed like the Creation. But the Crea- a Burtin: The Detroit Art Directors Club awarded him medals in eral years, conferring with structural tion was self-contained; it began on the 1953; American Medical Association Gold Medal, 1958. engineers, physicists and chemists, to first day, and they rested on the seventh. "There was no dichotomy in Will— no line The American Institute of Graphic Arts Medal —1971. build outsized models of the brain and between the fine arts and what he did. the basic cell. He forced advanced tech- "My jobs were short-term— a newsletter I saw things he had done in Germany BIBLIOGRAPHY niques to the service of simplicity and or a calendar of events —a job that would using plastics —brochures that actually clarity to illuminate the functions of these start one day and be due two weeks later. Burtin's work was published in Industrial Design; were transparent. Page after page with Interiors; Architectural Forum; Print Magazine; Graphis intricate mechanisms. I would feel uninhibited about teasing real design in depth.I think he was (Switzerland); Stile Industrie (Italy); Esthetique Will to roll up his sleeves to help because Indushiel le (France); Idea (Japan); Art & Industry Burtin was tireless in pursuing an idea, always working for that.The brain and otherwise I'd never meet the deadline. (England); Gebrauchsgrafik (Germany); life; Time; traveling extensively to meet with scien- the cell were a combination of that three- Business Week; New York Times; Sr. Louis Post I felt this was relaxing for him. He loved tists to discuss his graphic concepts. He dimensional form and elegance made Dispatch; Scientific American. the idea my job would be off the press achieved a breakthrough in three- into a scientific project:' in a month:' dimensional communication to clarify Scientists and designers universally scientific concepts that had been incom- Will had received his own short-term respected Burtin, the socially involved prehensible to the lay person. assignments when, in 1938, he and Hilda intellectual, and they responded to his Burtin, his first wife, emigrated to the With electronics, sound, plastics, colors, calls for international conferences on United States from Hitler's GermanyWill slides, films, and still photographs, contemporary communications. In 1965, and Hilda had met as art students in Burtins transparent layered structure of for"Vision 65:'a three-day conference Cologne, and there established an exhibi- the brain, greatly enlarged, delineated its two years in the planning, he called on tion-design studio with clients in many function—perception and , professionals"to understand changing thought, sight European countries. and sound, reason and action. functions of mass communications in an When they arrived here, Burtin was well environment... in which machines and His six-foot model of the human blood not people appear to set the pace:' cell, 250,000 times larger than life,was a known as a designer, so commissions walk-in wonderland, captivating thou- weren't difficult to get.An early, notable For a booklet,"Visual Aspects of Science:' sands in the United States and Europe, connection was established with the Will Burtin stated his credo on graphic along the path that took Will around the magazine Architectural Forum, for which communications:"Simplicity to assist world to explore the feasibility of his ideas. Will was asked to design a cover. Cipe perception (recognition) and recall remembers"Will spoke hardly any (memory); Logic in the relationship be- Cipe Pineles Burtin, married to Will English, but he showed his portfolios tween content and appearance; Emphasis Burtin in 1961, accompanied him on around.Years ago,when I was at Vogue, on the basic idea of the message:' these hegiras."Wherever Will and I went, Will showed up at Conde Nast. I had seen there would be somebody who would his work reproduced in Gebrauchsgraflk, Will Burtin was a professional of convic- come to Will and say,'You changed my and was interested in meeting him. I tion— a graphic-typographic-scientific life...I was in your class... I was in the spoke a little German and was brought man who possessed an inner space where audience in London when you .. :They'd in to help with translating when Will his sensitivities and craft mingled and look at Will passionately and talk of how was seeing art directors at our offices. expanded, bringing to realization visual their lives altered by their meeting him. , dreams he would not permit to remain 'Will went, also, to Architectural Forum, within, unrealized. "Will was modest in this relationship. He and as a result of the Gebrauchsgrafik responded to people in a direct, natural articles, he got an appointment easily. This was his legacy; you and I are his way— the way he built his structures.The That first visit resulted in their giving beneficiaries. GERTRUDE SNYDER 30
The examples on this page are from a booklet, designed by Will Burtin, on the visual aspects of science. The pictorial material includes photo- graphs, by Ezra Stoller, of mammoth, walk-in scientific exhibit structures of a human blood cell and the human brain. The text was written by Roy Tillotson of the Union Carbide Corporation, Dr. A. Garrard Macloed of the Upjohn Company, and Bruce MacKencie of the BM Corporation.
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Small caps with matching numerals have Outline, ITC Franklin Gothic Outline Shadow, and been created for the Book and Medium weights, ITC Franklin Gothic Contour. facilitating the intermixing of caps, small caps, ITC is particularly pleased to offer the new and lowercase characters where desired. ITC Franklin Gothic family to users of contempo- Three additional ITC Franklin Gothic designs rary typography throughout the world who, for the have been created and are intended primarily for first time, will be able to specify it for both text and use as display faces.They are ITC Franklin Gothic display in a broader range of weights and styles.
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There are lots of facts about Benjamin Franklin they never printed in our history books. First, because some of his exploits were unfit for consumption by impressionable young minds. And second, with so much to report, they'd never have gotten around to the Revolution. So we've de- cided to make amends for the deficits of our early schooling and publicize some of the lesser- knotAin triumphs and trivial accomplishments of that remarkable man. At the same time, this is a devious ploy to display our newest typeface release, ITC Franklin Gothic. In order to do full justice to Franklin (Benjamin and Gothic) we have expanded our regular feature, Something for Everybody from U&lc, from our usual two-page, black-and-white format to a generous eight pages in four sumptuous colors. Like Leonardo Da Vinci and Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin was one of those rare human beings who probably encompassed all knowledge extant. But aside from being one of the best- educated men of his time—he was more than just a sponge absorbing information—he was a dynamo, throwing off creative energy in just about every area of human activity. Just consider this list of his accomplishments (not necessarily in order of magnitude): he was a philosopher, author, printer, linguist, civic leader, journalist, advertising man, scientist, inventor, meteorologist, states- man, diplomat, philanthropist, family man and philanderer. However, to keep the record straight—contrary to what the name implies, Benjamin Franklin had absolutely nothing to do with the origin of Franklin Gothic type. It was actually designed in the early 1900's by Morris Fuller Benton for the American Type Founders Company. It is common knowledge, though, that Benton greatly admired Franklin for his significant contributions to Amer- ican history and culture, and to printing in particular. Benton named the typeface for him, and took special pleasure in the coincidence that Franklin's given name and his own surname started with the same syllable, Ben. As you meander through the next eight pages, notice that the ITC Franklin Gothic we have speci- fied and Benton's original Franklin Gothic are not one and the same thing. When the typeface was created in 1904, there was only one weight. At ITC we felt that this old favorite could enjoy a richer, fuller life, especially as a text face, if it were more varied and flexible. We designed it in four weights, with corresponding italics, with small caps in the Book and Medium Roman weights, as well as an Outline,an Outline Shadow and a Contour. We hope you enjoy the presentation, and hope you agree that Benjamin is not the only Franklin you can call versatile! MARION MULLER —.1-mnrit at anus .— Little I SHALL NEVER ASK, strokes NEVER REFUSE, NOR EVER fell RESIGN AN OFFICE. great oaks. IDLENESS AND PRIDE EAT NOT TO TAX WITH A HEAVIER DULLNESS; 01111111111111k HAND THAN KINGS AND DRINK NOT TO DOST THOU LOVE LIFE? PARLIAMENTS. IF WE ELEVATION. CAN GET RID OF THE THEN DO NOT SQUANDER FORMER, WE MAY EASILY TIME. FOR THAT IS TH E BEAR THE LATTER. STUFF LIFE IS MADE OF
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