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Modern Pioneers in Typography and Design alphabetzoo and the 40-item series ofIn the early 1900s, good typefaces were scarce, books poorly crafted and tasteless, and type design a dead end. Formal handwriting was disconnected from origins of broad edged pens and brushes, tools that had shaped Roman letterforms for 2,000 years. Then four pioneers of design and typography created new modern typefaces, fresh interest in letterforms, and laid the foundations of modernism. This book traces the far reaching influence of these artists