Emigre Fonts

We're so sad to hear about the passing of a true original, a master of typography, and a great inspiration. Rest in peace Wolfgang Weingart.

Below: Weingart's bicycle in front of the Basel School of Design.
Read our interview with Weingart here:
https://www.emigre.com/Essays/Magazine/AnInterviewwithWolfgangWeingart

When in Sommerville, MA, check out Zuzana Licko’s Jacquard Weavings at the wonderful Katherine Small Gallery.

Zuzana Licko: 9 Jacquard Weavings We were so taken by type designer Zuzana Licko’s weavings that we asked if we could have a show of them. (Artists take note: Don’t ask us. We’ll ask you.) The geometric designs in these jacquard weavings are constructed from Licko’s Crackly pattern fonts (as noted above), and then fine tuned...

This is the second of a series of rare back issues of Emigre magazine we are putting up for sale. See link in bio.

Published in 1989, Emigre #12 looked at the connection between graphic design and printing, featuring a group of designers who use printing and pre-press as an integral part of the design process. Instead of reproducing existing work we asked the contributors to create original art that incorporated their ideologies. Work by Allen Hori, Warren Lehrer & Phil Zimmermann, Rudy VanderLans and an essay by Ed McDonald about the Dutch designer/printer H.N. Werkman.

Only one copy left! Near perfect condition except for small crease in lower right corner of cover and first two pages.

(Digital images by Letterform Archive.)

https://www.emigre.com/Magazine/12

Honey Barbara, our good friends in San Antonio, Texas, have released a new album! Listen to it on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcPNK3AszP8