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The design and production of a typeface.

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Mechanic

The following is a loose translation from Dutch to English. I'm imagine that there has been improved methods of producing typefaces since this movie was made.

QuoteThe design and production of a typeface. 

This film is from a VHS tape from the audiovisual archives of Tetterode. A 1984. film about the creation, of the alphabet and the development of the letters. The film also covers the manufacturing process of an original type design to be use in the Linotype phototypesetting machines.


face to face with progress. Linotype VHS 1984


George Finn (Mechanic)
Gold Coast
Queensland
AUSTRALIA


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