[4 of Louise Fili’s Mardell specimen posters] fontfolders filled with all sorts of

filled with all sorts of period elements to look at—and the second is the very item reproduced on page 36 of Scripts

Weirdly scarce

even today

He was the director of the printer Lumax Drukwerk and there’s a sharp ad for them on the inside front cover

a neat memento

[4 of Louise Fili’s Mardell specimen posters] fontfolders filled with all sorts ofLouise Fili did a remarkable thing with her first ever typeface, the Italian Futurist inspired HWT Mardell. She made a geometric design without strictly adhering to a system. She allowed herself to play, resulting in innovative solutions to problematic characters. With its angular, constructed letterforms, the no nonsense design is also a fitting tribute to the woman it was named for: veteran Hamilton Manufacturing type cutter Mardell Doubek. Now,