Typeface (2009)

  • Documentary
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  • 1h 3m

In a time when people can carry computers in their pockets and watch TV while walking down the street, Typeface dares to explore the twilight of an analog craft that is freshly inspiring artists in a digital age. The Hamilton Wood Type Museum in Two Rivers, WI personifies cultural preservation, rural re-birth and the lineage of American graphic design.

Crew

Director Justine Nagan
Cinematographer Tom Bailey
Executive Producer Gordon Quinn
Executive Producer Maria Finitzo

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