November 15, 2010
Michael Bierut on Typography
In a video interview with The Atlantic, Michael Bierut talks about typography, covering such topics as Stanley Kubrick’s favorite font, the cover design of The Catcher in the Rye, and the link between phototypesetting and Free Love.
This interview accompanied an article about typography by Virginia Postrel that appeared in The Atlantic January/February 2008 issue.
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