Shadow Type designbriefyear2 We’re running out of superlatives

We’re running out of superlatives

And the Internet makes only one reference to its existence

34 × 58 mm

nicely produced

Railing’s is a study both of the philosophical idea of suprematism and the artistic content of Lissitzky’s architectural extension of the suprematist painting of Kazimir Malevich

Shadow Type designbriefyear2 We’re running out of superlativesDesigners often look to the past for ways to enliven their projects. (Or, the good ones do. If a designer only looks at what other designers are doing now, thats just a good way to repeat the mistakes of others.) Letters with relief and shadow have long been an effective way to add spectacle or intrigue to otherwise mundane words. Introduced in metal type as early as 1815, shadow typefaces were a form of early experimentation among type founders. This