Fifty Type Specimens: From the Collection of Tobias Frere-Jones (Postcard book or pack)
Fifty Type Specimens is a collection of postcards with stunning images of typography, for inspiration, correspondence, or display. Cards feature classic letterforms, pages from specimen books, and crops of gorgeous letters presented in a box with the feel of an old specimen book. Historic typefaces, selected by renowned designer Tobias Frere-Jones, are organized into four geographic categories by thumb tabs: Germany, France, United States, and the United Kingdom.
Fifty Type Specimens is a collection of postcards with stunning images of typography, for inspiration, correspondence, or display. Cards feature classic letterforms, pages from specimen books, and crops of gorgeous letters presented in a box with the feel of an old specimen book. Historic typefaces, selected by renowned designer Tobias Frere-Jones, are organized into four geographic categories by thumb tabs: Germany, France, United States, and the United Kingdom.
"These postcards from Frere-Jones' personal collection will be loved by any type nerd."
- Design Crush
"Typographically lush postcards."
- TYPE Magazine
"Typography fans will find plenty to drool over in this new postcard set, which brings together 50 type specimens from designer Tobias Frere-Jones' personal collection."
- Creative Review
"The cards feature beautiful examples of typography done mostly in the style of vintage specimen books, the fascinating catalogs of examples from type foundries. Mostly done in an antique off-white paper stock, with black lettering, attention to letterform is really front and center here."
- Typo-Graphical
"Featuring type specimens from the personal collection of type designer Tobias Frere-Jones, these postcards are beautiful enough to frame upon receipt!"
- Design Observer
- Design Crush
"Typographically lush postcards."
- TYPE Magazine
"Typography fans will find plenty to drool over in this new postcard set, which brings together 50 type specimens from designer Tobias Frere-Jones' personal collection."
- Creative Review
"The cards feature beautiful examples of typography done mostly in the style of vintage specimen books, the fascinating catalogs of examples from type foundries. Mostly done in an antique off-white paper stock, with black lettering, attention to letterform is really front and center here."
- Typo-Graphical
"Featuring type specimens from the personal collection of type designer Tobias Frere-Jones, these postcards are beautiful enough to frame upon receipt!"
- Design Observer