The Day Mark Simonson Discovered Type Design

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By John GruberMar 19, 2026, 3:15 pm178 pts
Mark Simonson: Just by coincidence, I discovered a copy of U&lc magazine in the graphics classroom. U&lc was published by ITC, the International Typeface Corporation, a typeface publisher, and the designer and editor was the legendary Herb Lubalin. I’d never seen such beautiful typography and design. It was a…

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