Typography and design publications

Baseline, UK
Cap&Design, Sweden
Communication Arts, US
Dot Dot Dot, The Netherlands
Emigre, US
Eye, UK
Graphis, US
HOW, US
ITEMS, The Netherlands
Letter Arts Review, US
STEP, US
Tipografica, Argentina


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