The first comprehensive look at Stauffacher’s striking typographic experiments, in which he used a box of worn, mismatched wood type to transform letters from legibility workhorses into expressive studies of surface, color, and form.
Created in his off-hours on the weekend and in part inspired by the modern artists of his day, Jack Stauffacher’s exquisite prints demonstrate what wood type can do when released from its role in traditional communication and instead used to explore letters as pure form. In the resulting abstract, dynamically composed, often lushly layered prints, Stauffacher reclaims typography as a subject fit for the gallery wall.
- Pages: 224, Hardcover
- Language: English
- Dimensions: 10" x 14"
- Published by Letterform Archive, 2023
Letterform Archive is a nonprofit center for typography, lettering, and graphic design in San Francisco. It preserves and showcases a vast collection of books, posters, type specimens, original lettering, branding materials, and other artifacts of visual communication. The Archive offers tours, exhibitions, classes, and access to its collection for designers, students, and the public, serving as both an educational resource and an inspirational space for anyone interested in the history and craft of letterforms.
