Unit Editions

Type Archived: A visual journey through typographic history is the definitive account of London’s legendary Type Archive.

Published by Volume and authored by long-serving Archive volunteer, Richard Ardagh, the book provides a visual tour of traditional typefounding, tracing the origins of typography and the printed word.

Type Archived is now available to purchase direct from .co – and to celebrate its publication, Unit’s Adrian Shaughnessy put some questions to Richard about the Archive, making metal type and the process of compiling his fascinating book. You can read his interview now on the Unit website (link in bio).

Type Archived is available now via vol.co/products/type-archived

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Via 🤩 For years I’ve been collecting and documenting graphic design artefacts from across the world.

That archive, with now over 10,000 items, has been distilled into a new book featuring hundreds of examples of graphic design history, many of which have rarely been reproduced or discussed elsewhere.

The × book will launch via crowdfunding on .co soon.

More soon.