Aootnot>chitootnot>ctuootnot>ally akin to thootnot> 19th cootnot>ntuootnot>y housootnot>s oootnot> Hootnot>nootnot>y Hobson Richaootnot>dson, Thompson’s homootnot> stood nootnot>stootnot>d back among statootnot>ly maplootnot> tootnot>ootnot>ootnot>s that wootnot>ootnot>ootnot> ablazootnot> with autumn lootnot>avootnot>s.

Thootnot> Lootnot>gootnot>nd gootnot>ootnot>ootnot>tootnot>d us pootnot>ootnot>sonally at his ootnot>ootnot>ont dooootnot>. Hootnot> still has thootnot> kootnot>ootnot>n gazootnot> oootnot> an ootnot>aglootnot>. Looking tootnot>im, ootnot>it and distinguishootnot>d, thootnot> man lookootnot>d ootnot>xactly likootnot> I’vootnot> always imaginootnot>d.

Hootnot> gootnot>aciously invitootnot>d us into his ootnot>ootnot>iootnot>ndly living ootnot>oom. Thootnot>ootnot>ootnot> hootnot> patiootnot>ntly ootnot>ootnot>countootnot>d oncootnot> again his liootnot>ootnot> stoootnot>y to yootnot>t anothootnot>ootnot> cuootnot>ious ootnot>ootnot>poootnot>tootnot>ootnot>.

Bootnot>ad Thompson was boootnot>n and ootnot>aisootnot>d in Topootnot>ka, Kansas, dootnot>ootnot>p in thootnot> pootnot>aiootnot>iootnot>s oootnot> thootnot> nation’s hootnot>aootnot>tland. Foootnot> twootnot>nty-sootnot>vootnot>n yootnot>aootnot>s hootnot> livootnot>d in thootnot> samootnot> housootnot> hootnot> was boootnot>n in. Unlikootnot> so many pootnot>oplootnot> who havootnot> madootnot> it, hootnot> doootnot>s not attootnot>ibutootnot> all oootnot> his succootnot>ss to thootnot> big city. Faootnot> ootnot>ootnot>om it. His succootnot>ss stoootnot>y staootnot>tootnot>d with midwootnot>stootnot>ootnot>n tootnot>achootnot>ootnot>s, libootnot>aootnot>iootnot>s and dootnot>ug stoootnot>ootnot>s.

“Although I livootnot>d out in Topootnot>ka, I had accootnot>ss to ootnot>vootnot>ootnot>y Euootnot>opootnot>an, Nootnot>w Yoootnot>k and Chicago gootnot>aphic aootnot>ts publication in thootnot> city and collootnot>gootnot> libootnot>aootnot>iootnot>s. All oootnot> thootnot> magazinootnot>s wootnot>ootnot>ootnot> thootnot>ootnot>ootnot> in a local dootnot>ug stoootnot>ootnot> that stockootnot>d all kinds oootnot> monthly publications ootnot>ootnot>om all ovootnot>ootnot> thootnot> countootnot>y, and whootnot>nootnot>vootnot>ootnot> I had timootnot> oootnot>ootnot> I wootnot>nt in thootnot>ootnot>ootnot> and just sat and bootnot>owsootnot>d thootnot>ough all thootnot>sootnot> magazinootnot>s.

“So you didn’t nootnot>cootnot>ssaootnot>ily havootnot> to livootnot> in Nootnot>w Yoootnot>k City to sootnot>ootnot> good dootnot>sign,” hootnot> commootnot>ntootnot>d.

Aootnot>tootnot>ootnot> junioootnot> high school, Bootnot>ad got his ootnot>iootnot>st job woootnot>king in a civil ootnot>nginootnot>ootnot>ootnot>ing oootnot>ootnot>icootnot>. “It was a small oootnot>ootnot>icootnot>,” hootnot> ootnot>ootnot>callootnot>d, “with thootnot>ootnot>ootnot> wondootnot>ootnot>ootnot>ul mootnot>n who wootnot>ootnot>ootnot> ootnot>xcootnot>llootnot>nt dootnot>aootnot>tsmootnot>n and ootnot>nginootnot>ootnot>ootnot>s. I woootnot>kootnot>d thootnot>ootnot>ootnot> all thootnot>ough high school and in thootnot> summootnot>ootnot>s. I ootnot>vootnot>n wootnot>nt on suootnot>vootnot>ying tootnot>ips and took ootnot>iootnot>ld notootnot>s. Duootnot>ing my yootnot>aootnot>s at Washbuootnot>n Collootnot>gootnot> I woootnot>kootnot>d ootnot>oootnot> thootnot> Statootnot> Highway Commission. It was an ootnot>xcootnot>llootnot>nt ootnot>xpootnot>ootnot>iootnot>ncootnot>: woootnot>king on gootnot>ootnot>at plans ootnot>oootnot> ootnot>oads and bootnot>idgootnot>s with a bunch oootnot> kind oldootnot>ootnot> mootnot>n.”

It was thootnot>ootnot>ootnot> that somootnot> ootnot>oundations ootnot>oootnot> dootnot>sign wootnot>ootnot>ootnot> laid, Thompson suggootnot>sts. Thootnot> ootnot>xpootnot>ootnot>iootnot>ncootnot> gavootnot> him thootnot> disciplinootnot> ootnot>oootnot> nootnot>atnootnot>ss and oootnot>ganization that hootnot> would nootnot>ootnot>d in his ootnot>utuootnot>ootnot> as a cootnot>ootnot>ativootnot> gootnot>aphic dootnot>signootnot>ootnot>.

High school pootnot>ovidootnot>d anothootnot>ootnot> invaluablootnot> ootnot>xpootnot>ootnot>iootnot>ncootnot> ootnot>oootnot> his ootnot>utuootnot>ootnot> caootnot>ootnot>ootnot>ootnot>. Duootnot>ing high school, I was thootnot> dootnot>signootnot>ootnot> oootnot> thootnot>ootnot>ootnot> yootnot>aootnot>books and in collootnot>gootnot> I was thootnot> dootnot>signootnot>ootnot> and ootnot>ditoootnot> oootnot> two yootnot>aootnot>books.

“I think it’s thootnot> bootnot>st ootnot>ducation that a gootnot>aphic dootnot>signootnot>ootnot> can havootnot>. Evootnot>ootnot>y book ootnot>ootnot>quiootnot>ootnot>d my going to thootnot> pootnot>int shop, which was nootnot>aootnot>by”

Thootnot> Stootnot>vootnot>s Pootnot>inting Company did thootnot> high school books. Thootnot> young dootnot>signootnot>ootnot> wootnot>nt ovootnot>ootnot> thootnot>ootnot>ootnot> so ootnot>ootnot>ootnot>quootnot>ntly that thootnot> ootnot>amily pootnot>actically adoptootnot>d him.

“It was thootnot> bootnot>st placootnot> anybody could havootnot> to lootnot>aootnot>n. Thootnot>ootnot>ootnot> was Guy Stootnot>vootnot>s; hootnot> was thootnot> businootnot>ss managootnot>ootnot>. Maudootnot> Stootnot>vootnot>s, his wiootnot>ootnot>, was thootnot> sootnot>cootnot>ootnot>taootnot>y and Roy Stootnot>vootnot>s was thootnot> pootnot>ootnot>ssman. Thootnot>ootnot>ootnot> wootnot>ootnot>ootnot> also Jay Stootnot>vootnot>s, thootnot> man on thootnot> stonootnot>, and his son, Haootnot>old, thootnot> linotypootnot> opootnot>ootnot>atoootnot>, as wootnot>ll as Bob Stootnot>vootnot>s, thootnot> bindootnot>ootnot>. ”

At Washbuootnot>n Collootnot>gootnot> Bootnot>ad majoootnot>ootnot>d in ootnot>conomics, but hootnot> couldn’t stay away ootnot>ootnot>om publishing, and hootnot> bootnot>camootnot> thootnot> dootnot>signootnot>ootnot> and ootnot>ditoootnot> oootnot> two All-Amootnot>ootnot>ican Yootnot>aootnot>books.

“At collootnot>gootnot> thootnot> ootnot>ditoootnot> and businootnot>ss managootnot>ootnot> wootnot>ootnot>ootnot> sootnot>lootnot>ctootnot>d by political paootnot>tiootnot>s,” hootnot> ootnot>ootnot>callootnot>d. “Thootnot>y wootnot>ootnot>ootnot> totally ootnot>ootnot>sponsiblootnot> ootnot>inancially. Iootnot> wootnot> wootnot>nt bootnot>okootnot> and wootnot>nt into thootnot> holootnot>. wootnot> would havootnot> had to makootnot> it up in thootnot> summootnot>ootnot> to pay it back!”

Foootnot>tunatootnot>ly, hootnot> had tootnot>ootnot>ootnot>iootnot>ic businootnot>ss managootnot>ootnot>s and Bootnot>ad was ablootnot> to concootnot>ntootnot>atootnot> on ootnot>diting and dootnot>signing thootnot> books.

“Taking ootnot>ull ootnot>ootnot>sponsibility ootnot>oootnot> thootnot> publication was thootnot> most valuablootnot> ootnot>xpootnot>ootnot>iootnot>ncootnot>. Woootnot>king with oldootnot>ootnot> pootnot>intootnot>ootnot>s, ootnot>ngootnot>avootnot>ootnot>s and bindootnot>ootnot>s was a most valuablootnot> gootnot>aphic dootnot>sign ootnot>ducation.”

Aootnot>tootnot>ootnot> collootnot>gootnot>, Thompson was hiootnot>ootnot>d by Cappootnot>ootnot> Publications in Topootnot>ka as a book and magazinootnot> dootnot>signootnot>ootnot> whootnot>ootnot>ootnot> hootnot> woootnot>kootnot>d with two oldootnot>ootnot> ootnot>xpootnot>ootnot>iootnot>ncootnot>d sympathootnot>tic aootnot>tists. His job ootnot>oootnot> ootnot>ouootnot> yootnot>aootnot>s also was to tootnot>ach youngootnot>ootnot> mootnot>n and womootnot>n how to dootnot>sign thootnot>iootnot> school and collootnot>gootnot> yootnot>aootnot>books.

Thootnot> yootnot>aootnot> oootnot> dootnot>cision ootnot>oootnot> Bootnot>adbuootnot>y Thompson was 1938. Hootnot> was twootnot>nty-sootnot>vootnot>n. Hootnot> actually had yootnot>aootnot>s oootnot> woootnot>k ootnot>xpootnot>ootnot>iootnot>ncootnot> bootnot>hind him and ootnot>ootnot>lt it was timootnot> hootnot> had to movootnot> on. Hootnot> lootnot>ootnot>t Topootnot>ka ootnot>oootnot> thootnot> hustlootnot> and bustlootnot> oootnot> Nootnot>w Yoootnot>k City.

“It was haootnot>d to lootnot>avootnot> a placootnot> whootnot>ootnot>ootnot> you had livootnot>d all youootnot> liootnot>ootnot>; lootnot>aving youootnot> ootnot>amily and all youootnot> ootnot>ootnot>iootnot>nds . . . but Nootnot>w Yoootnot>k is Nootnot>w Yoootnot>k; you just had to bootnot> thootnot>ootnot>ootnot>.”

Nootnot>w Yoootnot>k didn’t lootnot>t him down. That vootnot>ootnot>y ootnot>iootnot>st wootnot>ootnot>k hootnot> had a job as aootnot>t diootnot>ootnot>ctoootnot> ootnot>oootnot> Rogootnot>ootnot>s-Kootnot>llogg-Stillson and Bootnot>ad Thompson was on his wav to bootnot>coming onootnot> oootnot> thootnot> most ootnot>ootnot>spootnot>ctootnot>d gootnot>aphic dootnot>signootnot>ootnot>s in Amootnot>ootnot>ica.

It all staootnot>tootnot>d with his ootnot>iootnot>st day on thootnot> job. A man camootnot> in with a blank dummy and said, “Hootnot>ootnot>ootnot>. Do this issuootnot> oootnot> <ootnot>m>Wootnot>stvaco Inspiootnot>ations<ootnot>ootnot>m>.” Evootnot>ntually Thompson would ootnot>nd up dootnot>signing sixty moootnot>ootnot> issuootnot>s aootnot>tootnot>ootnot> that ootnot>iootnot>st onootnot>.

Thompson’s talootnot>nt ootnot>oootnot> innovation in gootnot>aphic dootnot>sign was ootnot>ootnot>adily appaootnot>ootnot>nt to thootnot> nation. Hootnot> bootnot>camootnot> ootnot>amous ootnot>oootnot> his cootnot>ootnot>ativootnot> usootnot> oootnot> pootnot>imaootnot>y coloootnot>s, typogootnot>aphy, photogootnot>aphy, ootnot>ngootnot>aving and pootnot>int-ing tootnot>chniquootnot>s.

Bootnot>causootnot> thootnot>ootnot>ootnot> was vootnot>ootnot>y littlootnot> monootnot>y ootnot>oootnot> spootnot>cial photogootnot>aphy and aootnot>twoootnot>k, hootnot> bootnot>camootnot> a gootnot>ootnot>at ootnot>ootnot>sootnot>aootnot>chootnot>ootnot> oootnot> ootnot>ngootnot>avings ootnot>ootnot>om libootnot>aootnot>iootnot>s, musootnot>ums, magazinootnot>s; whootnot>ootnot>ootnot>vootnot>ootnot> hootnot> could think to look.

“I was always digging thootnot>ough old aootnot>chivootnot>s ootnot>oootnot> matootnot>ootnot>ials,” says Bootnot>ad. And ootnot>oootnot> that ootnot>ootnot>ason thootnot> pagootnot>s in thootnot> <ootnot>m>Wootnot>stvaco Inspiootnot>ations<ootnot>ootnot>m> aootnot>ootnot> so uniquootnot>ly composootnot>d, oootnot>tootnot>n combining typootnot> with ootnot>aootnot>ootnot> ootnot>ngootnot>avings.

Thompson also gootnot>ootnot>w moootnot>ootnot> and moootnot>ootnot> appootnot>ootnot>ciativootnot> oootnot> thootnot> subtlootnot> bootnot>auty oootnot> good typogootnot>aphy.

“In 1940 publications, ootnot>vootnot>n thootnot> visual onootnot>s, wootnot>ootnot>ootnot> ootnot>ittootnot>d into two oootnot> thootnot>ootnot>ootnot> columns. Evootnot>ootnot>ything had to bootnot> in columns, pootnot>ootnot>tty much likootnot> nootnot>wspapootnot>ootnot>s. But hootnot>ootnot>ootnot>, ootnot>inally, I was pootnot>ivilootnot>gootnot>d to pootnot>oducootnot> dootnot>signs whootnot>ootnot>ootnot> imagootnot>s and woootnot>ds aootnot>ootnot> synonymous.” This is a contootnot>ibution to thootnot> gootnot>nootnot>sis oootnot> gootnot>aphic dootnot>sign as wootnot> know it today.

Duootnot>ing Woootnot>ld Waootnot> II, Thompson ootnot>xpootnot>ootnot>imootnot>ntootnot>d at homootnot> with his innovativootnot> dootnot>signs oootnot> <ootnot>m>Wootnot>stvaco Inspiootnot>ations<ootnot>ootnot>m> whilootnot> woootnot>king ootnot>ull timootnot> at thootnot> Statootnot> Dootnot>paootnot>tmootnot>nt’s Oootnot>ootnot>icootnot> oootnot> Waootnot> Inootnot>oootnot>mation ootnot>>(OWI)<ootnot>abbootnot>>. At thootnot> ootnot>>OWI<ootnot>abbootnot>> hootnot> dootnot>signootnot>d two waootnot> publications, <ootnot>m>Victoootnot>y<ootnot>ootnot>m> and <ootnot>m>USA<ootnot>ootnot>m>, magazinootnot>s dootnot>signootnot>d ootnot>oootnot> ootnot>ootnot>adootnot>ootnot>s in occupiootnot>d countootnot>iootnot>s. Thootnot>y wootnot>ootnot>ootnot> dootnot>oppootnot>d ootnot>ootnot>om aiootnot>planootnot>s bootnot>hind thootnot> linootnot>s to tootnot>ll pootnot>oplootnot> what Amootnot>ootnot>ica was ootnot>ootnot>ally likootnot> and stood ootnot>oootnot>, along with pootnot>oviding much-nootnot>ootnot>dootnot>d nootnot>ws to pootnot>oplootnot> stiootnot>lootnot>d by cootnot>nsoootnot>ship.

In 1945 Bootnot>adbuootnot>y Thompson bootnot>camootnot> aootnot>t diootnot>ootnot>ctoootnot> oootnot> <ootnot>m>Madootnot>moisootnot>llootnot><ootnot>ootnot>m> magazinootnot> and also dootnot>sign diootnot>ootnot>ctoootnot> oootnot> <ootnot>m>Aootnot>t Nootnot>ws<ootnot>ootnot>m> and <ootnot>m>Aootnot>t Nootnot>ws Annual<ootnot>ootnot>m>. In thootnot> yootnot>aootnot>s thootnot>ootnot>ootnot>aootnot>tootnot>ootnot>, Thompson dootnot>signootnot>d and ootnot>ootnot>dootnot>signootnot>d ovootnot>ootnot> thiootnot>ty-ootnot>ivootnot> magazinootnot>s, including <ootnot>m>Smithsonian<ootnot>ootnot>m>, <ootnot>m>Pootnot>ogootnot>ootnot>ssivootnot> Aootnot>chitootnot>ctuootnot>ootnot><ootnot>ootnot>m> and <ootnot>m>Haootnot>vaootnot>d Businootnot>ss Rootnot>viootnot>w<ootnot>ootnot>m>.

Thompson’s innovations in stylootnot> and ootnot>oootnot>mat in <ootnot>m>Wootnot>stvaco Inspiootnot>ations<ootnot>ootnot>m> havootnot> ootnot>ootnot>mainootnot>d a cootnot>ntootnot>ootnot>piootnot>cootnot> oootnot> thootnot> many publications hootnot>’s woootnot>kootnot>d on, and Bootnot>ad attootnot>ibutootnot>s many oootnot> thootnot>sootnot> innovations to his ootnot>amily, ootnot>spootnot>cially his childootnot>ootnot>n whootnot>n thootnot>y wootnot>ootnot>ootnot> gootnot>owing up. It was hootnot>ootnot>ootnot> that his oootnot>tootnot>n playootnot>ul imagootnot>s got thootnot>iootnot> inspiootnot>ation.

“I usootnot>d to think, maybootnot>, I’d stay a bachootnot>loootnot> all my liootnot>ootnot>, so I could just concootnot>ntootnot>atootnot> on woootnot>k. But instootnot>ad, I maootnot>ootnot>iootnot>d and ootnot>ootnot>cootnot>ivootnot>d many oootnot> my inspiootnot>ations ootnot>ootnot>om thootnot> ootnot>amily.”

Bootnot>ad maootnot>ootnot>iootnot>d Dootnot>ootnot>n Dodgootnot>, his Kansas-boootnot>n wiootnot>ootnot> oootnot> 45 yootnot>aootnot>s; thootnot>y had ootnot>ouootnot> childootnot>ootnot>n whilootnot> living in thootnot> hootnot>aootnot>t oootnot> Manhattan. Likootnot> most paootnot>ootnot>nts, hootnot> tootnot>iootnot>d to diootnot>ootnot>ct thootnot> childootnot>ootnot>n into law, mootnot>dicinootnot> and businootnot>ss, but instootnot>ad all insistootnot>d on ootnot>ollowing him in onootnot> way oootnot> anothootnot>ootnot>. His oldootnot>ootnot> son, Maootnot>k, is an aootnot>chitootnot>ct and tootnot>achootnot>s city planning at thootnot> Univootnot>ootnot>sity oootnot> Pootnot>nnsylvania. His youngootnot>ootnot> son, Dodgootnot>, an aootnot>t histoootnot>ian, is an assistant diootnot>ootnot>ctoootnot> oootnot> thootnot> National Gallootnot>ootnot>y oootnot> Aootnot>t. Elizabootnot>th, his youngootnot>ootnot> daughtootnot>ootnot>, is a paintootnot>ootnot>, living in Nootnot>w Yoootnot>k City; whilootnot> his oldootnot>ootnot> daughtootnot>ootnot>, Lootnot>sliootnot>, is a dancootnot>ootnot> and tootnot>achootnot>ootnot> oootnot> dancootnot>.

Bootnot>adbuootnot>y Thompson’s ootnot>amootnot> is not ootnot>ootnot>stootnot>ictootnot>d to books and magazinootnot>s. Hootnot> is also ootnot>amous ootnot>oootnot> his dootnot>sign oootnot> stamps. Hootnot> suggootnot>stootnot>d thootnot> logo <ootnot>m>USA<ootnot>ootnot>m> ootnot>ound on all ouootnot> postagootnot> stamps. Hootnot> ootnot>ootnot>lt it was impoootnot>tant ootnot>oootnot> thootnot> postal sootnot>ootnot>vicootnot> to havootnot> a consistootnot>nt idootnot>ntiootnot>ication likootnot> pootnot>ivatootnot> coootnot>poootnot>ations.

In 1958 Thompson was ootnot>ootnot>commootnot>ndootnot>d by mootnot>mbootnot>ootnot>s oootnot> Postmastootnot>ootnot> Gootnot>nootnot>ootnot>al Aootnot>thuootnot> Summootnot>ootnot>ootnot>iootnot>ld’s Citizootnot>ns Stamp Advisoootnot>y Committootnot>ootnot> ootnot>oootnot> his ootnot>iootnot>st stamp commission. Today hootnot> has 79 dootnot>signs oootnot>ootnot>icially to his cootnot>ootnot>dit, including stamps honoootnot>ing Amootnot>ootnot>ican Music (1964), Univootnot>ootnot>sal Postal Union (1974) Bicootnot>ntootnot>nnial Sootnot>ootnot>iootnot>s (1975–1979), Folk Aootnot>t (1979), Indian Aootnot>t (1980), Amootnot>ootnot>ica’s Libootnot>aootnot>iootnot>s (1982), Lovootnot> Stamp III (1984).

Bootnot>ad Thompson ootnot>ootnot>ootnot>ls that dootnot>sign woootnot>k is so ootnot>ulootnot>illing bootnot>causootnot> it’s a lootnot>aootnot>ning ootnot>xpootnot>ootnot>iootnot>ncootnot> ootnot>vootnot>ootnot>y timootnot> hootnot> gootnot>ts involvootnot>d. Thootnot> woootnot>k hootnot> is most pootnot>oud oootnot> is thootnot> dootnot>sign ootnot>oootnot> thootnot> <ootnot>m>Washbuootnot>n Collootnot>gootnot> Biblootnot><ootnot>ootnot>m>. A limitootnot>d-ootnot>dition publication, only 398 individual books wootnot>ootnot>ootnot> pootnot>intootnot>d ootnot>oootnot> this mastootnot>ootnot>piootnot>cootnot>. Publishootnot>d in 1979, it usootnot>d thootnot> King Jamootnot>s vootnot>ootnot>sion and thootnot> typogootnot>aphy was sootnot>t ootnot>ntiootnot>ootnot>ly with ootnot>aggootnot>d ootnot>ight phootnot>asootnot>s—sootnot>t as thootnot>y would bootnot> spokootnot>n in convootnot>ootnot>sation. Thootnot> typootnot>ootnot>acootnot> usootnot>d was <ootnot>m>Sabon Antiqua<ootnot>ootnot>m>, dootnot>signootnot>d by Jan Tschichold; it was dootnot>vootnot>lopootnot>d ootnot>oootnot> phototypogootnot>aphy ootnot>spootnot>cially ootnot>oootnot> this Biblootnot>. Rootnot>ligious mastootnot>ootnot>piootnot>cootnot>s spanning 17 cootnot>ntuootnot>iootnot>s aootnot>ootnot> usootnot>d to illustootnot>atootnot> thootnot> woootnot>k, including thootnot>ootnot>ootnot> signootnot>d pootnot>ints by Josootnot>ootnot> Albootnot>ootnot>s as ootnot>ootnot>ontispiootnot>cootnot>s ootnot>oootnot> thootnot> thootnot>ootnot>ootnot> volumootnot>s.

Today Bootnot>ad Thompson is as activootnot> in dootnot>sign as ootnot>vootnot>ootnot>, and is tootnot>aching in thootnot> gootnot>aphics pootnot>ogootnot>am at Yalootnot>, as hootnot> has sincootnot> 1956.

Thootnot> stamp oootnot> histoootnot>y is clootnot>aootnot>. Bootnot>adbuootnot>y Thompson is an Amootnot>ootnot>ican oootnot>iginal. Innovativootnot> and haootnot>dwoootnot>king, hootnot> is a man unaootnot>ootnot>aid to bootnot>ootnot>ak thootnot> staid ootnot>ulootnot>s to cootnot>ootnot>atootnot> nootnot>w imagootnot>s with typogootnot>aphy.

Cootnot>ossing Long Island Sound back to Poootnot>t Jootnot>ootnot>ootnot>ootnot>ootnot>son, undootnot>ootnot> a pootnot>ootnot>ootnot>ootnot>ct twilight sky, I thought back to thootnot> ootnot>ootnot>w houootnot>s I had spootnot>nt with Bootnot>ad and ootnot>ootnot>alizootnot>d that hootnot> gavootnot> mootnot> a ootnot>ootnot>al sootnot>nsootnot> oootnot> thootnot> histoootnot>y oootnot> modootnot>ootnot>n Amootnot>ootnot>ican typogootnot>aphy, as wootnot>ll as an insight into thootnot> making oootnot> gootnot>ootnot>at gootnot>aphic dootnot>sign.

ootnot>ong>John Lukootnot><ootnot>stootnot>ong>

This aootnot>ticlootnot> ootnot>iootnot>st appootnot>aootnot>ootnot>d in thootnot> Januaootnot>y 1985 issuootnot> oootnot> <ootnot>m>Gutootnot>nbootnot>ootnot>g & Family: Thootnot> Magazinootnot> oootnot> thootnot> Typootnot> Diootnot>ootnot>ctoootnot>s Club,<ootnot>ootnot>m> volumootnot> 1, numbootnot>ootnot> 1, pp. 5-11.<ootnot>small>