When one thinks of International Style Typography, words like functional, structural and timeless quickly come to mind. Surprisingly, a sizeable body of typography was produced in the International Style (circa 1959–1972) that is in many ways comparable to flamboyant designs produced contemporarily in San Francisco, New York or London. Most surprisingly, in many instances these anomalous designs were created by central figures in International Style Typography.
Todd Childers
Associate Professor Graphic Design at the Bowling Green State University. Todd presented at the ATypI Word conference in Dublin, Ireland 2010. Recognitions include: AIGA XCD Sharing Dreams 5 Exhibition, Cuba 2008, Steven Heller’s Letterforms: Bawdy, Bad and Beautiful, 2003, Honorable Mention Garage Font’s Next Big Thing Font Design Competition, 1998,…
