Magazine, Emigre No. 9, "4AD," 1988

Summary

Emigre is a digital type foundry established by Rudy VanderLans and Zuzana Licko. The company's history is linked with the introduction of the 1984 Macintosh computer, used to design their early bitmapped typefaces. Emigre's digital work gained notoriety -- defying visual communication standards with fractured, layered combinations of text and image. Emigre magazine showcased their fonts and promoted groundbreaking designers.

Emigre is a digital type foundry established by Rudy VanderLans and Zuzana Licko. The company's history is linked with the introduction of the 1984 Macintosh computer, used to design their early bitmapped typefaces. Emigre's digital work gained notoriety -- defying visual communication standards with fractured, layered combinations of text and image. Emigre magazine showcased their fonts and promoted groundbreaking designers.

Artifact

Magazine (Periodical)

Date Made

1988

Subject Date

1988

Creators

Emigre Graphics 

Lompa Printing 

Place of Creation

United States, California, Albany 

United States, California, Berkeley 

Creator Notes

Published by Emigre Graphics, Berkeley, California. Printed at Lompa Printing, Albany, California.

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2019.71.23

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 17 in

Width: 11.5 in

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