John Gall: Half Titled 003 Type Specimens a foundation committed to a

a foundation committed to a concept of design capable of creating both cultural and economic value

old Dutch types—or for letters to scan and steal

” or cities formed from resource extraction

Produced by Rudy VanderLans and Zuzana Licko

but we’re focused on the here and now—as Wolfgang Weingart was when he produced this suite of nine letterpress collages

John Gall: Half Titled 003 Type Specimens a foundation committed to aJohn Gall is the creative director for the publisher Alfred A. Knopf, designing and overseeing the design of hundreds of book covers each year. In an effort to forget what he knew about design, in 2008 he began to make collages for his own pleasure. While collage had long been part of his work as a designer, this piece is not related to any book or design problem. It is simply about seeing what might happen when something is added, taken away, or