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Idea 321

Here you go; Idea magazine, for March 2007, volume 55, issue 2, no. 321. The green sticker is actually the price tag. Features the Works of Jan Tschichold from 1902 - 1974. With essays by Christopter Burke (who also authored Active Literature, another Tschichold book focusing on earlier works), Robin Kinross, John D. Berry, Jean-François Porchez on a little bit of insights on Sabon Next, etc. It also features his Penguin years, which is pretty insightful and serves as a good addition to geeks who dig the Penguin design history (read Penguin by Design by Phil Baines for more insights).

The Gill Sans (left) & Uhertype (right) spread:

A little surprise comes with this issue as well; a little booklet called ‘Formenwandlungen der &–Zeichen’. Correct me if I’m wrong please; Is actually a reprint of Jan’s 1953 publication on the typographical character ‘&’ which includes 288 varieties from the year 79 to the 19th century. With a little help from technology via Google translator, you can preview the whole book, all 288 varieties in English here.

Lastly, sorry for the very lame photography.