Mail Order Catalog, "The Emigre Catalog," 1991

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Artifact Overview

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. This item advertised fonts or other items available for purchase.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Mail order catalog

Date Made

1991

Subject Date

1991

Creator Notes

Produced by Emigre Inc., Sacramento, California.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2019.71.106

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Ink
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 11 in
Width: 4.5 in

Mail Order Catalog, "The Emigre Catalog," 1991