Concave Tuscan • Two Rivers, 2016

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Can a typeface give voice to a city, a region, a country? Can one single character accomplish the task? This collection of prints proves the 27th letter of the alphabet is up to the challenge. By pairing ampersands from established typefaces as well as hand-lettered work with the geographical area they were either designed for or evoke, each form features pictorial representations of that location. Entirely illustrated with hand-set metal type and printers’ ornaments in the shape of the unique ampersands chosen for this series.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Concave Tuscan submitted by c_zhang on June 18, 2019, 11:46pm This is very simple. I think it could look nicer with some more color.

Concave Tuscan submitted by i'm a blobfish on June 24, 2019, 11:24am The & symbol takes up a little too much space and there aren't much details in this one. I'd prefer something more colorful or more details in the patterns.

Concave Tuscan submitted by JY 2005 on June 25, 2019, 9:00pm This is a pretty simple print. I wish there were more details.

Such an interesting series. submitted by lisa on July 9, 2019, 3:58pm I may have to rotate these at my office.

eh submitted by .-.-.-. on August 5, 2019, 4:45pm I guess the details are ok, but I wish there were colors. overall nothing eye-catching. 3/5 stars.

Concave Tuscan submitted by SBNB on June 28, 2023, 10:40pm Mostly blah. Maybe a little interesting, but not enough to want to continue looking at it.