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  Thursday  February 26  2004    08: 29 AM

graphic design

Dr Leslie & The Composing Room
1934 - 1942, An Important Time In The Development Of American Graphic Design

 

 
Founded in 1927 by Sol Cantor and Dr. Robert L. Leslie, The Composing Room set out to be the cream of the crop in typesetting firms. Described in a promotional piece as "a shop where type is set intelligently for intelligent clients. Also promptly, reasonably, and with true professional enthusiasm. An outfit which plays up the art in every particular, and doesn't miss the fun in fundamentals either."
 

 


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