Treasures of the Central Lettering Record, London

As an associate member of the Letter Exchange I was lucky enough to join other members on a excursion to Central Saint Martins, Kings Cross, to view some of the archive material held in the Central Lettering Record.  Phil Baines, Professor of Typography, was our guide and introduced us to to the collection, which was started around 1963.  He had chosen an exciting selection of images and artefacts, laid out on long tables for ease of viewing and handling, however, these were only a small sample of the huge volume that the Record holds.  Here are some of my favourites.

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Eric Ravilious
Beautiful and exciting lettering designed for the Monotype Corporation calendar of 1933
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The full set on Christie's website

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Paul Renner
Pattern drawings for Futura typeface - includes experimental and discarded characters
c1927

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