New Pencil Points, No. 1 (January 1943) typespecimen these are Matthew’s favorite letters

these are Matthew’s favorite letters from his own typefaces

sometimes it’s just good to learn something new

Conny Purtill

but we can’t help but think of Les

Just skim the table of contents and see all the important names and interesting ideas represented

New Pencil Points, No. 1 (January 1943) typespecimen these are Matthew’s favorite lettersSo, we got in a few New Pencil Points. It was an architecture magazine. It started as Pencil Points in 1920. Then ran as New Pencil Points between 1942 and 1943. And then it was Progressive Architecture until it died in 1995. This one is No. 1the first of the new title. Its got a handsome cover designed by architect Bernard Rudofsky. In fact, the masthead reports that he was responsible for the overall design and montages in the issue. Also, theres a