The Winter 1998 issue of U&lc introduces ITC Founder’s Caslon, looks back fondly at the Studio Vista publishing program of the 1960s and ’70s, and opens our eyes to the rigors and opportunities of starting a graphic-design school in southern Africa.
Page 6 / Vigital Arts.
Saki Mafundikwa, New York graphic designer and instructor, returns to his native Zimbabwe to establish his nation's first digital visual arts school — a study in the evolution of an idea. By Eileen Gunn
Page 12 / Little Square Books.
A new breed of instructional design books published by Studio Vista took London by storm in the 1960s and ‘70s, and are still widely sought after today for their presentation of the principles of information and design. By Patrick Baglee
Page 16 / The Breaking Point.
Olav Martin Kvern gives us some tips on controlling line breaks and using the right hyphen for the job.
Page 20 / The Caslon Legacy.
John D. Berry explores William Caslon’s rise to prominence in 18th century England and Justin Howes’s faithful reproduction of several of Caslon’s types for the new ITC Founder’s Caslon.
Page 26 / New from ITC.
ITC introduces seven new Fontek handwriting-based typefaces, including two by the late Phill Grimshaw, as well the distressed ITC Coventry family. Text by John D. Berry
Page 30 / Prêt-à-lire.
Mark van Bronkhorst presents examples of outdoor lettering found in various parts of France.