Racism in the United States, especially aimed at African Americans, was so institutionalized prior to the 1970s that the most commonplace commodities, including coffee and children’s books, blithely used stereotypes on packaging and book covers. It is more than likely these supposedly incidental depictions, neither deliberately cruel nor malicious yet decidedly rooted in derisive images from the slave era, colored the perceptions of many white adults and children.
The February 2015 issue of Print—Type Today—is out now.In this issue, Print tackles one of its readers’ most passionate topics: Typography. We take a deep dive into how type has evolved—where it has been in the past, major industry milestones and so on—and analyze current trends to decode where it’s going tomorrow. Print also looks at new artists who are taking it there by naming 9 Type Designers to Watch in 2015. Get a copy today.
