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Two men stand out as prime contributors to the art of typography in the twentieth century, the late Stanley Morrison, and Jan Tschichold. Both wrote widely, eve voluminously; both were also master pactioners. Both designed type-faces and practised all their lives as designers as well as writers. Ruari McLean, Penrose 1970.

" Without such books, the graphic arts would have no universal mirror." Design, Penrose 1964

Norman Parkinson's pictures are like remarkable stills from a film of an interesting life. They always give me pleasure and a feeling of excitement. Irving Penn, June 1960, Penrose 1965.

The illustrator is involved in an investigation of the nature and structure of his subject and his work must reflect a rational approach to visual organisation. Scientific and technical illustration, Romek Marker, Penrose 1973.

Alongside the features, The Penrose Survey, a discussion by international experts on trends and development in the graphic arts appeared each year.

Paper manufacturers, type foundries, inks and foil vie for the readers attention.