The War Of Typefaces A Curation & Classification of Typefaces Used in Propaganda Posters During WWII.
Valeria Paz GarcĂa
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Table of contents United States of America
7
France
9
England
11
URSS
13
Germany
15
USA
Gothic & Grothesc Sans Serif Terminals Axis of Contrast: None Black in Colour Single Storey “a” Bold
FRANCE
Roman Slab Serif: Egyptian Vertical Axis of Contrast Transition Abrupt Constrast Exagerated Symmetrical High Contrast Bold
ENGLAND
Brush Script Script with Joining Lines Calligraphic Typeface Sans Serif Terminals Medium Contrast Transition Gradual Baseline Terminal Hooked Stroke
URSS
Didone Serif Terminals Callygraphic Large Size X-Height: High
GERMANY
Manuaires & Blackletter Sans Serif Terminals Broken Script Oblique & Rectangular Terminales Abrupt Transition Single Storey “g” & “a” Inclined Axis of Contrast
Image credits: https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_538122 https://www.iwm.org.uk/learning/resources/second-world-war-posters http://www.modelarovo.cz/sovetske-valecne-plakaty/ https://style.hnonline.sk/galeria/5501-nacisticka-propaganda/4061af92d9e22884e4860c7f779118cd http://www.aiolfi.com/vente/1053-ventes-dobjets-militaires-etdesouvenirs-historiques-automne-2018/1054-allemagne-imperialecollection-philippe-rio-deuxieme-et-derniere-partieordres-et-decorations-sovietiques-la-ddr/1064-affiches/ propagande-allemande-populations-abandonnees-faitesconfianceau-soldat-allemand/ Printed in Canada Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Valeria Paz GarcĂa, editor COMD204-Project1 Type Safari. ISBN 975-1-696359-81-7 (pbk.) 1. Student project. 2. Illustration and Communication Design--Classroom. Emily Carr University of Art + Design, V. The War of Typefaces N8236.P35B83 2015
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