March 9, 2011

Is there a name for letters...

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Is there a name for letters written using cut-up snippets from magazines and newspapers?
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Jon Fulton, I currently have 5+ years of post-col...
I currently have 5+ years of post-college GD experience. Graphic Design
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I've heard this referred to as "ransom note" style before.
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Dorothy Rosa Durkee
Since the style pre-dates Punk by perhaps a century, I'd be inclined to stick with "Ransom Note" style.
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Andrew J. Young, 1st Class Honours in Typography & Gra...
1st Class Honours in Typography & Graphic Communication, University of Reading, England Typefaces
It could be referred to as Punk graphic design. Jamie Reid designed some ground-breaking work for The Sex Pistols in the 1970s