Ripon Public Library

Typeface, Kartemquin Films production ; directed and produced by Justine Nagan

eng

videorecording

Typeface

DVD

646004229

Kartemquin Films production ; directed and produced by Justine Nagan

60

"The Hamilton Wood Type Museum in Two Rivers, Wisconsin personifies cultural preservation, rural re-birth and the lineage of American graphic design. At Hamilton, international artisans meet retired craftsmen and together navigate the convergence of modern design and traditional technique. But the Museum's future is unclear. What is the responsibility of artists and historians to preserve a dying craft? How can rural towns survive in a shifting industrial marketplace where big-box retailers are king?"--Container

The changing face of type/Opening credits -- Hamilton Museum -- Two Rivers, Wisconsin -- The history of wood type -- Letterpress class at Columbia College -- The old guard -- A new Two Rivers -- The next generation -- Design in the digital age -- The Museum's survival -- Keeping letterpress alive -- Epilogue and end credits

general

live action

Type face