"I recommend a veritable Whitman's Sampler of ornamental confections from the Victorian age of "artistic" printing..." · Jun 24, 12:16 PM
From today’s DAILY HELLER:
“Adolf Loos, the architect, condemned ornament as a sin. Yet there are much worse design crimes (and I’m sure you can share many in the comments section). Even if you subscribe to Loos’s proto-modernist dictum, you may still enjoy the sinful pleasure of ornament. If so, I recommend a veritable Whitman’s Sampler of ornamental confections from the Victorian age of “artistic” printing: The Handy Book of Artistic Printing: A Collection of Letterpress Examples with Specimens of Type, Ornament, Corner Fills, Borders, Twisters, Wrinklers, and Other Freaks of Fancy."
“Now that’s a mouthful, but the title is no less ornate than the printers’ flourishes that you’ll find in this handsome volume by Doug Clouse and Angela Voulangas.”
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