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Know Your Toes (and other things to know)

Contributed by Stephen Coles on Nov 5th, 2013. Artwork published in
1963
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    Know Your Toes (and other things to know) 1
    Image via Norman Pelletier. License: All Rights Reserved.

    Rubens is in a genre of typefaces commonly used for macabre content, but, as image contributor Nolan Pelletier notes, the combination of Rubens with Century Expanded and Cooperplate Gothic “saves it from spookiness”.

    Know Your Toes (and other things to know) 2
    Source: http://www.rookno17.com Image via Rook No. 17. License: All Rights Reserved.
    Know Your Toes (and other things to know) 3
    Source: http://www.rookno17.com Image via Rook No. 17. License: All Rights Reserved.
    Know Your Toes (and other things to know) 4
    Source: http://www.rookno17.com Image via Rook No. 17. License: All Rights Reserved.
    Know Your Toes (and other things to know) 5
    Source: http://www.rookno17.com Image via Rook No. 17. License: All Rights Reserved.
    Know Your Toes (and other things to know) 6
    Source: http://www.rookno17.com Image via Rook No. 17. License: All Rights Reserved.

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    • Copperplate Gothic

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    2 Comments on “Know Your Toes (and other things to know)”

    1. Roger Waters says:
      Nov 5th, 2013 3:56 pm

      Beautiful. Where is the like facebook button?

    2. Florian Hardwig says:
      Nov 5th, 2013 6:21 pm

      We have our own “Like” button. It is visible after you have signed in into your FIU account. You’ll find the button at the top, just below the headline.

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