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Typeface / Kartemquin Films production ; directed and produced by Justine Nagan.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication Info[Chicago, Ill.] : Kartemquin Educational Films : PBS Distribution, ©2010.
Description1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject(s)
Hamilton Wood Type Museum.
DVD-Video discs.
Wood types (Printing)--United States.
Wood types (Printing)--Museums --United States.
Graphic design (Typography)--United States.
Printing industry--United States.
Printing industry--Technological innovations --United States.
Printing industry--United States --Employees.
Artisans--United States.
Rural industries--Economic aspects --United States.
Two Rivers (Wis.)--Economic conditions.
Other author/creatorNagan, Justine.
Other author/creatorKarr, Liz.
Other author/creatorRitter, Josh.
Other author/creatorBailey, Tom.
Other author/creatorPiper, Zak.
Other author/creatorKartemquin Films.
Other author/creatorPBS Distribution (Firm)
Variant title Type face
Contents The changing face of type/Opening credits -- Hamilton Museum -- Two Rivers, Wisconsin -- The history of wood type -- Letterpress class at Columbia College -- The old guard -- A new Two Rivers -- The next generation -- Design in the digital age -- The Museum's survival -- Keeping letterpress alive -- Epilogue and end credits.
Abstract "The Hamilton Wood Type Museum in Two Rivers, Wisconsin personifies cultural preservation, rural re-birth and the lineage of American graphic design. At Hamilton, international artisans meet retired craftsmen and together navigate the convergence of modern design and traditional technique. But the Museum's future is unclear. What is the responsibility of artists and historians to preserve a dying craft? How can rural towns survive in a shifting industrial marketplace where big-box retailers are king?"--Container.
General noteExtras: gallery of art inspired by 'Typeface'; additional scenes.
CreditsEdited by Liz Karr; music by Josh Ritter; shot by / director of photography, Tom Bailey; sound by Zak Piper.
Performer Commentators, Greg Corrigan, Scott Thomas, Chad Kouri, Dennis Ichiyama, Jim Van Lanen, Paul F. Gehl, Jim and Bill Moran, Stacey Stern, Norb Brylski, Bernice Schwahert, Mardell Doubek, Lloyd Dickenshied, Alex Fuller.
Original versionOriginally produced / released [Chicago, Ill.] : Kartemquin Educational Films [distributor], c2009.
Technical detailsDVD.
LanguageEnglish subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Awards noteBest documentary, 2009 Flyway Film Festival; official selection, 2010 Newport Beach Film Festival; official selection, 2010 Wisconsin Film Festival; official selection, 2010 Hawaiian International Film Festival.
Genre/formDocumentary films.
Genre/formNonfiction films.
Genre/formVideo recordings for the hearing impaired.
ISBN9781608834716
ISBN1608834719
UPC 707541221696
UPC 841887014748
Publisher numberK1003 Kartemquin Films
Publisher numberTYFA601 Kartemquin Educational Films

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