Go West (Éditions du Chêne, 1976)

Contributed by Stephen Coles


Photo: Stephen Coles. Collection of Letterform Archive. License: All Rights Reserved.

Umbra 27 is one of those phototype typefaces that can withstand stretching, as was common in the 1970s–80s. For this book of Bernard Plossu photos, the in-house designer at Éditions du Chêne pulled “WEST” as wide as the open spaces of the American frontier.

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Source: www.ebay.com Image: timeandbooks. License: All Rights Reserved.

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