from wikipedia: “Joseph Churchward, born in 1933 in the ‘aiga Sā Anae in Samoa, is a Samoan New Zealander graphic designer and typesetter. He is famous for having designed fonts now used around the world, notably on opticians’ eye charts. His designs are also used in the mastheads of the newspapers The Evening Post and The Dominion Post. He has handcrafted over 570 original typefaces, and continues to do so to this day.” here are some images featured in a new small run monograph of his work. available at dexter sinister in nyc. more images below in full post.
Posted by Justin Thomas Kay on August 07, 2009 at 10:52 AM
