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Just our type of scene: TDC62 Jakarta
posted on September 11, 2017
Typography is not as popular a term as some of its counterparts —calligraphy and photography, just to name a few— but it is certainly present in most if not all graphic design works as the link between visual and verbal communication. So when such a rare opportunity to see the best typographic works from all around the world came to our neighborhood, we couldn’t help but pay a visit. Despite the exclusive-sounding name, The Type Directors Club welcomes anyone from different ends of the graphic design industry —advertising,…
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