Parsons School of Design catalogs and poster, 1982–84

2 Comments on “Parsons School of Design catalogs and poster, 1982–84”

1. Rob says:

   Dec 9th, 2016 6:06 pm

   These are so beautiful—thanks for posting them. The apple/orange concept is such a nice metaphor for New York / Los Angeles.

   I’m curious about the difference between the roles of “Designer” and “Typographer” as credited above. These are now pretty much considered to be one function, in most cases at least. Does anyone have thoughts on why this was two different roles?

2. Stephen Coles says:

   Dec 9th, 2016 10:14 pm

   My guess is that this credit refers to the person who set and (in phototype) exposed the type according to the designer’s instructions. Before digital publishing (in which the designer has all the tools for setting type) these roles were often separated.