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A pattern book of Cádiz ornaments

by Russell Maret

Type ornamentsSpecimensArtists' booksType and type-founding

"In 2013 I designed a couple of typographic ornaments while thinking of the pavement designs around the city hall in Cádiz, Spain. The ornaments were not intended to be reproductions of any specific pavement designs, they were simply prompted by the memory of a lovely day walking around Cádiz ... And what I wanted was a book that felt like a salesman's swatch book, something assembled from different shapes and sizes, that showed potential without being restrictive, that was not too neatly put together, that had a bit of randomness to it ..." --

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Book data: Open Library