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- Lake Merritt B.A.R.T. Station, Oakland, California, circa 1972 - Starting in the 1970s, concerns about traffic congestion, pollution and the plight of cities spurred the construction of new commuter transit systems. This postcard celebrates the 1972 opening of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit's (BART) Lake Merritt station in Oakland, California. The reproduction BART ticket was "not usable for passage."
- circa 1972
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Lake Merritt B.A.R.T. Station, Oakland, California, circa 1972
Starting in the 1970s, concerns about traffic congestion, pollution and the plight of cities spurred the construction of new commuter transit systems. This postcard celebrates the 1972 opening of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit's (BART) Lake Merritt station in Oakland, California. The reproduction BART ticket was "not usable for passage."
- Magazine, Emigre No. 7, "Various Travel Accounts," 1987 - 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. <em>Emigre</em> magazine showcased their fonts and promoted groundbreaking designers.
- 1987
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Magazine, Emigre No. 7, "Various Travel Accounts," 1987
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.
- Magazine, Emigre No. 12, "Press Time!," 1989 - 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. <em>Emigre</em> magazine showcased their fonts and promoted groundbreaking designers.
- 1989
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Magazine, Emigre No. 12, "Press Time!," 1989
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.
- Magazine, Emigre No. 13, "Redesigning Stereotypes," 1989 - 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. <em>Emigre</em> magazine showcased their fonts and promoted groundbreaking designers.
- 1989
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Magazine, Emigre No. 13, "Redesigning Stereotypes," 1989
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.
- Magazine, GlasHaus, Vol. 1, No. 1, "Shoes," August 8, 1987 - <em>GlasHaus</em> magazine was designed by Rudy VanderLans, co-founder of the digital type foundry, Emigre, Inc. VanderLans tested the limits of the Macintosh computer as a creative design tool, producing adventurous magazine layouts for several publications. <em>Glashaus</em> was a San Francisco "hot house for international style, fashion, and entertainment." This thematic magazine advertised their activities and the local fashion scene.
- August 08, 1987
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Magazine, GlasHaus, Vol. 1, No. 1, "Shoes," August 8, 1987
GlasHaus magazine was designed by Rudy VanderLans, co-founder of the digital type foundry, Emigre, Inc. VanderLans tested the limits of the Macintosh computer as a creative design tool, producing adventurous magazine layouts for several publications. Glashaus was a San Francisco "hot house for international style, fashion, and entertainment." This thematic magazine advertised their activities and the local fashion scene.
- Magazine, Emigre No. 32, "Essays, Texts and Other Writings about Graphic Design," 1994 - 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. <em>Emigre</em> magazine showcased their fonts and promoted groundbreaking designers.
- 1994
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Magazine, Emigre No. 32, "Essays, Texts and Other Writings about Graphic Design," 1994
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.
- Magazine, Emigre No. 31, "Raising Voices," 1994 - 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. <em>Emigre</em> magazine showcased their fonts and promoted groundbreaking designers.
- 1994
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Magazine, Emigre No. 31, "Raising Voices," 1994
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.
- Magazine, Emigre No. 28, "Broadcast," 1993 - 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. <em>Emigre</em> magazine showcased their fonts and promoted groundbreaking designers.
- 1993
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Magazine, Emigre No. 28, "Broadcast," 1993
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.
- Magazine, Emigre No. 33, "No Small Issue," 1995 - 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. <em>Emigre</em> magazine showcased their fonts and promoted groundbreaking designers.
- 1995
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Magazine, Emigre No. 33, "No Small Issue," 1995
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.
- Black Box, circa 1972 - Black boxes connected to home telephones, allowing callers to bypass long-distance charges. These illegal devices tricked automated telephone exchanges into believing no one answered the receiving end of the call. In the 1960s, notorious "phone phreakers" infiltrated telephone networks; their actions were comparable to modern-day hackers. William Claxton built this box to connect with his brother, living 300 miles away.
- circa 1972
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Black Box, circa 1972
Black boxes connected to home telephones, allowing callers to bypass long-distance charges. These illegal devices tricked automated telephone exchanges into believing no one answered the receiving end of the call. In the 1960s, notorious "phone phreakers" infiltrated telephone networks; their actions were comparable to modern-day hackers. William Claxton built this box to connect with his brother, living 300 miles away.