Carl W. Scarbrough is a book designer and typographic consultant.
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Books December 2020
Private & public symbols
A review of Norman Ives: Constructions & Reconstructions by John T. Hill.
Books June 2018
The pied piper of Hingham
A review of W. A. Dwiggins by Bruce Kennett.
Books September 2016
Pure pulp
A review of Paper: Paging Through History by Mark Kurlansky.
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Sep 15, 2017
The origins of typographic species
On Palatino: The Natural History of a Typeface by Robert Bringhurst, and The Noblest Roman: A History of the Centaur Types of Bruce Rogers by Jerry Kelly and Misha Beletsky.