By Monica Racic
Only 20 out of 400 applicants are chosen to study design at Goethe’s alma mater, a centuries-old powerhouse in teaching typesetting, lithography, etchings, and book design. The best student projects are published by the Institute for Book Arts. About the Author
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Monica Racic is a writer, filmmaker, and a contributing writer at d/visible, and works at The New Yorker.