‘Words have meaning, type has spirit..’

By: waldo

10-08-2011

‘Words have meaning, type has spirit..’

Great little documentary on type from PBS including the lovely quote from Paula Scher: ‘Words have meaning, type has spirit, and the combination is spectacular’.

Read a full write up on The Atlantic: Typography in 7 Minutes: A PBS Micro-Documentary – Maria Popova.

Via Richard Ting.

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