“Purdue Honors Famous Lafayette Designer” (Bruce Rogers) TiemannTypes Early letterheads from David R

Early letterheads from David R

a pair of wordless books which gradually reveal the familiar arches through pages of beautifully layered paper

and further notes and observations about designs by Ladislav Sutnar

Wendingen (which apparently translates to “twists and turns”) was a Dutch architecture and art magazine

MICHAEL LANG

“Purdue Honors Famous Lafayette Designer” (Bruce Rogers) TiemannTypes Early letterheads from David RIts May 8, 1970 and the Journal and Courier of Lafayette, Indiana, has got a hot tip. Bruce Rogers has been dead for thirteen years, but his centennial is six days away. They dedicate six of the ugliest columns weve ever seen to the story of one of Americas most storied book designers and his time at Purdue (and Boston and Cambridge). If youve not read anything about BR in twenty or so years, therell be some interesting details in here to help refresh