Deco Type: Stylish Alphabets from the '20s and '30s (Art Deco Design)
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Review --Contract Design, May 1997 In Deco Type: Stylish Alphabets from the '20s and '30s, designers Steven Heller and Louise Fili have drawn up a lush anthology of typefaces in vintage specimen sheets and commercial design artifacts from Germany, France, Japan, Holland, Italy, Russia and Eastern Europe as well as the United States, showing how far reaching Art Deco was. As the authors note, "Type defined the Art Deco exuberance of the twenties and thirties as much as cubistic fashions, streamline furniture, setback skyscrapers, and luxury ocean liners." Deco type was born of the need to be modern, and if its creators fell short of the goal, today's designers will still find them fascinating -- and useful. Read more About the Author Steven Heller is the art director of the New York Times Book Review. He is the author of over ninety books on graphic design, popular art, and satiric art. He lives in New York City.Louise Fili is principal of Louise Fili Ltd., and the recipient of numerous design awards. She lives in New York City. Read more
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Examples by country. Some complete alphabets. If you're adept you should be able to fudge what's missing. Lots of of lettering in use.