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CALENDARS, NOTEBOOKS, CARDS & GIFTS

PUBLISHER
Letterform Archive Books

BOOK FORMAT
Boxed, 4 x 5.5 in. / 20 color notecards.

PUBLISHING STATUS
Pub Date
Active

DISTRIBUTION
D.A.P. Exclusive
Catalog: SPRING 2024 p. 57   

PRODUCT DETAILS
ISBN 9781736863367 TRADE
List Price: $19.95 CAD $28.95 GBP £17.99

AVAILABILITY
In stock

TERRITORY
WORLD

EXHIBITION SCHEDULE

San Francisco, CA
Letterform Archive Gallery, 01/27/24–05/26/24

Two Rivers, WI
Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum, 11/23–Spring 2024

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Jack Stauffacher: The Art of Wood Type

20 Unique Notecards & Envelopes


Jack Stauffacher: The Art of Wood Type

A stationery set for fans of the beloved San Francisco printer

San Francisco–based printer Jack Stauffacher’s (1920–2017) bold experiments in letterpress expanded the ideas of wood type’s formal possibilities. Born in San Mateo, California, Stauffacher began his study of printing at the age of 16 and went on to design and print outstanding books for 80 years. He was the owner and operator of Greenwood Press, located in the San Francisco Bay Area. After receiving a box of discarded wood type in 1966, Stauffacher began playing with the mismatched letterforms as a break from his daily work. His resulting typographic experiments, often featuring bold layers of letters in black, bright blue or red, are a testament to type’s more expressive capabilities. Stauffacher’s refined yet graphic sensibility brought him acclaim in the worlds of both traditional fine printing and modern art. Examples of his wood and metal type designs can be found in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. This set of notecards and envelopes, each pair unique, displays Stauffacher’s abstract yet exquisite treatments of typography.


Jack Stauffacher: The Art of Wood Type

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