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Kinko’s ads and logo (1992)

Contributed by Stephen Coles on Oct 28th, 2016. Artwork published in .
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Apple wasn’t the only company setting centered headlines in tight and condensed ITC Garamond. This first ad is probably a wink at Apple, but you could find this design motif all over advertising in the ’80s–’90s.

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1 Comment on “Kinko’s ads and logo (1992)”

  1. For comparison, here’s Hermann Zapf’s condensed “Garamond” created for AT&T (c. 1988). I must say it looks more like Times or a display Caslon to me.

    Source: Paul Shaw

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