Browsing Tag Typography

Graphic Design

Auction Highlights — Art Deco at 100: Iconic Posters from the William W. Crouse Collection — April 24, 2025

On the centennial of the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, Swann Galleries pres…

Books & Manuscripts

Why do old books use F’s instead of S’s?

Or, WTſ? It’s a common source of confusion: “I have this book, and it’s really old, and all of the s’s are f’s, so I…

Vintage Posters

Sergio Trujillo Magnenat: A Pioneer in Colombian Graphic Design

Featured in our August 7 sale of Vintage Posters is a rare selection of four advertisements for the first Bolivarian…

Christine von der Linn on Irving Oaklander

Thursday, May 9th, our sale of Art, Press & Illustrated Books will feature the inventory of the late Irving Oakl…

Vintage Posters

Typography Masterpieces

A recent auction of Modernist Posters features several examples of modernist typography from major innovators of the…