That was a great magazine. As I think about it now it reminds me of raising children, you wonder what effect you have on them as a parent. I think U&lc was like that for me as a designer, it had more effect on me in the early days of my learning design than I probably realized at the time. If that makes any sense.
Anyway, it is a shame that there isn't something out there like it still. And it was so cool that it was free. For the longest time I held on to those back issue. Wish I had them now.
Thanks for the article. I believe I'll have to look for the book.
I would love to see U&lc return. Back when I was doing code-driven typesetting I remember devouring each issue the moment it came in the shop. I also remember seeing it struggle to preserve awareness for quality type when desktop publishing arrived. Emigre came in as the rebellious adolescent, breaking as many traditional typographic rules as it could. But with that style catharsis behind us, I would love to again see the beauty and refreshing juxtapositions of U&lc.
I remember as a young designer being introduced to U&lc magazine by one of my art school professors. It was so wild, so full of creative use of type it just blew me away. I couldn't wait to get the next copy of it, just to see where the juxtaposition of type and color would take me this time. It was like a little trip through a typographical wonderland, at least in comparison to the work I was doing at the time.
I kept a subscription to it through the 80's into the early 90's. At that time I had moved and lost track of the subscription, plus I was reading more and more magazines dealing with using personal computers in design.
I remember when I saw that the print version of U&lc was gone. By that time, I felt that very few people cared about good typography. And that it was probably just as well that it was gone. It's almost embarrassing to see what has become acceptable in print and other media.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
Submitted by geozinger on Mon, 03/21/2005 - 09:34.
u&lc
large format typography magazines fill such a void in the market.
U&lc
That was a great magazine. As I think about it now it reminds me of raising children, you wonder what effect you have on them as a parent. I think U&lc was like that for me as a designer, it had more effect on me in the early days of my learning design than I probably realized at the time. If that makes any sense.
Anyway, it is a shame that there isn't something out there like it still. And it was so cool that it was free. For the longest time I held on to those back issue. Wish I had them now.
Thanks for the article. I believe I'll have to look for the book.
I still miss U&lc
I would love to see U&lc return. Back when I was doing code-driven typesetting I remember devouring each issue the moment it came in the shop. I also remember seeing it struggle to preserve awareness for quality type when desktop publishing arrived. Emigre came in as the rebellious adolescent, breaking as many traditional typographic rules as it could. But with that style catharsis behind us, I would love to again see the beauty and refreshing juxtapositions of U&lc.
I miss the U&lc magazine
I remember as a young designer being introduced to U&lc magazine by one of my art school professors. It was so wild, so full of creative use of type it just blew me away. I couldn't wait to get the next copy of it, just to see where the juxtaposition of type and color would take me this time. It was like a little trip through a typographical wonderland, at least in comparison to the work I was doing at the time.
I kept a subscription to it through the 80's into the early 90's. At that time I had moved and lost track of the subscription, plus I was reading more and more magazines dealing with using personal computers in design.
I remember when I saw that the print version of U&lc was gone. By that time, I felt that very few people cared about good typography. And that it was probably just as well that it was gone. It's almost embarrassing to see what has become acceptable in print and other media.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane!