Typeface

DVD 2010

The Hamilton Wood Type Museum in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, personifies cultural preservation, rural re-birth and the lineage of American graphic design. At Hamilton, international artisans meet retired craftsmen and together navigate the convergence of modern design and traditional technique. But the Museum's future is unclear. What is the responsibility of artists and historians to preserve a dying craft? How can rural towns survive in a shifting i...

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Artisans United States

Graphic design (Typography) United States

Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum (Two Rivers, Wis.)

Printing industry Technological innovations United States

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Printing industry United States Employees

Rural industries Economic aspects United States

Two Rivers (Wis.) Economic conditions

Wood types (Printing) Museums United States

Wood types (Printing) United States

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ISBN:

9781608834716

Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital
optical
mixed
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: NR

Other Title:

Type face [DVD]
Typeface (Motion picture) [DVD.]

Notes:

Title from container
Extras: gallery of art inspired by 'Typeface'; additional scenes
"As seen on public television"--Container
Edited by Liz Karr; music by Josh Ritter; shot by/director of photography, Tom Bailey; sound by Zak Piper
Commentators, Greg Corrigan, Scott Thomas, Chad Kouri, Dennis Ichiyama, Jim Van Lanen, Paul F. Gehl, Jim and Bill Moran, Stacey Stern, Norb Brylski, Bernice Schwahert, Mardell Doubek, Lloyd Dickenshied, Alex Fuller
DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen presentation; stereo
For private home use only
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Best documentary, 2009 Flyway Film Festival; offical selection, 2010 Newport Beach Film Festival; official selection, 2010 Wisconsin Film Festival; official selection, 2010 Hawaiian International Film Festival

Contents:

The changing face of type/Opening credits
Hamilton Museum
Two Rivers, Wisconsin
The history of wood type
Letterpress class at Columbia College
The old guard
A new Two Rivers
The next generation
Design in the digital age
The Museum's survival
Keeping letterpress alive
Epilogue and end credits

Control Number:

817482

UPC:

841887014748

Other Authors:

Bailey, Tom
Karr, Liz
Kartemquin Films
Nagan, Justine
PBS Distribution (Firm)
Piper, Zak, 1978-
Ritter, Josh

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