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The Last U&lc

U&lc ceased print publication in the fall of 1999. Over its almost 27 years in hardcopy form, it inspired, informed and delighted readers. In the process, U&lc won over 100 awards for design and typographic excellence from the AIGA, Society of Publication Designers, Type Directors Club, and many . . .

U&lc Volume 23

New Fonts – Lots Of New Fonts – And A Leap Into The Digital Age Volume 23, Number 2 of U&lc asks the question, “Is the availability of 50,000 to 60,000 digital fonts too many?” That was in the fall of 1996. In the 16 years since then, that . . .

U&lc Volume 22

New Fonts – Lots Of New Fonts – And A Leap Into The Digital Age Prior to 1995, ITC released about four new typeface families per year. From the summer of 1995 to the spring of 1996, nearly 40 new ITC families became available, along with a suite of Cyrillic extensions to . . .

U&lc Volume 21

New Fonts, New Technology and Predictions For The Future The pages of U&lc Volume 21 ushered in a typeface family extension, two new complete families, four single-weight display designs, eight Cyrillic family additions and a suite of fonts that took advantage of a new technology. Volume 21 also . . .

U&lc Volume 20

A Bevy of New Typefaces – And Thomas Wolfe is Proved Wrong. I was enjoying reading the four issues of U&lc Volume 20 in preparation for writing this blog – until something on one of the pages caused me to reflect a little more than usual on the publication and my . . .

U&lc Volume 19

U&lc Volume 19 is a feast of world-class typographic design. Each issue is a tour-de-force created by a different studio or designer. WBMG Design (Walter Bernard, Milton Glaser, and Frank Baseman) designed Volume 19, Number One. The work of Alexander Isley, Seymour Chwast and Paul Davis . . .

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U&lc Volume 18 - An Unnecessary Brand, A Three Cover issue and Apple’s Garamond

Aaron Burns passed away in 1991. In addition to being one of the founders of ITC, Burns was the heart, soul – and driving force behind the company. As I wrote in his memorial in U&lc, Volume Eighteen, Number Three, “Burns dedicated his career to the typographic arts. His ceaseless . . .

U&lc Volume 17 - Questions & typefaces for the next decade

The four issues of U&lc, Volume Seventeen, were published in 1990; a year that presented graphic designers with unanswered questions about the future of typographic communication – and one that marked ITC’s twentieth anniversary. Among a great crop of articles on everything from Japanese kites to the Vigeland Sculpture . . .

Volume 16 - Something New And More Of The Same Great Stuff

You may notice something different in the last two issues of U&lc Volume Sixteen. The table of contents, that normally ran on page one of each issue, is moved back several pages to make way for advertising. Letraset, primarily known as the premier provider of dry transfer lettering the . . .

U&lc Volume Fifteen - Color!

After 14 years of issues in just black and white, in 1988, color finally appeared on the pages of U&lc. It was only used on the first and last four pages of the publication, and its implementation was pretty timid – but it was a start. There were also . . .

U&lc Volume Fourteen - Cool Covers, More Families & Daniel Pelavin

There were only three issues of U&lc in Volume Fourteen but, from cover to last page, each was packed with great content for lovers of type, lettering and typography. New typefaces were announced, more “families” were written about, antique crafts were celebrated, and an illustrator – soon to become a . . .

U&lc Volume Thirteen - Three Special Typefaces

ITC announced three new typeface families in the issues of Volume Thirteen of U&lc. In addition, four new additions to the Families To Remember series were published and the Milestones series continued with a feature article on Monotype’s Stanley Morison. Examples of great illustration also continued to . . .

U&lc Volume Twelve: The Danger of Predictions

Ed Gottschall’s editorial column in Volume Twelve number One of U&lc stated, “… As ITC moves through its 15th year, it is appropriate to consider how the world of typography has changed since 1970 and where we believe it is heading by the year 2000.” Gottschall goes on to . . .

U&lc Volume Eleven: Two Important Firsts

Volume Eleven of U&lc is chock full of great examples of typographic design, calligraphy and illustration. In addition, the first commercial typeface of Jovica Veljovic was announced in Volume Eleven Number One and ITC released its first typeface that was the result of a collaboration of artistry and technology . . .

U&lc Volume Ten - ITC Finds New Elegance

Volume Ten of U&lc was very important to me. Volume Ten Number One announced the results of the first typeface project I worked on for ITC, and Volume Ten Number Three was the first time an article with my byline appeared in the publication . . .

U&lc Volume Nine - ITC Finds New Elegance

Herb Lubalin’s name is missing from the masthead of U&lc Volume Nine. He art directed all the previous issues up through the first in Volume Eight and lent a hand with the second – but passed away while it was being printed. Lubalin was a brilliant, iconoclastic advertising art . . .