With Respect . . . to RFD production-originals Normal people often think of

Normal people often think of graphic design as a purely commercial activity: logos

binding cloths

and from the revolutionary Black Panther newspaper to the public awareness posters of the AIDS crisis

The Midnight Message

Seymour Chwast illustrates that conflict

With Respect . . . to RFD production-originals Normal people often think ofThis book is a festschrifta celebratory collection of workshonoring the 85th birthday of Raymond Franklin DaBoll. The volume serves as an essential record of DaBolls immense contribution to the letter arts and DaBolls mastery of the italic style. Its filled with his calligraphic notes, correspondence, and iconic commercial designs that successfully integrated hand lettering with modern typography. Rather than a dry academic text, the book functions as