Learning on ScreenTypeface
- Synopsis
- The Hamilton Wood Type Museum in rural Two Rivers, Wisconsin, receives very few visitors except for one weekend a month when carloads of artisans arrive to attend printmaking workshops led by, and filled with, some of the nations top design talent. International artisans meet retired craftsmen and together navigate the convergence of modern design and traditional technique. TYPEFACE explores the twilight of an analogue craft that is freshly inspiring artists in a digital age, and the museum in Two Rivers personifies cultural preservation, rural re-birth, and the lineage of American graphic design. But the museum’s future is unclear. What is the responsibility of artists and historians to preserve a dying craft?
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Year of release
- 2011
- Year of production
- 2011
- Subjects
- Crafts; Design; Technology
- Keywords
- computer-aided design; computer graphics; cultural evolution; graphic design; industrial archaeology; printing; typefaces
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 1 NTSC
- Price
- $24.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 60 minutes
- Year
- 2011
Production Company
- Name
PBS
- Web
- http://www.pbs.org External site opens in new window
Distributor
- Name
PBS Shop
- Web
- http://www.shoppbs.org External site opens in new window
Record Stats
This record has been viewed 791 times.
