Cast and Recast was designed by Jennifer McKnight. The graphic elements in the catalogue and on the website were created from Geometric Italic and type samples from Central and Inland Type Foundries.
CastAndRecast.com was designed and coded by Mio Yoshigiwa and Laura Heidotten.
If you have questions about the exhibit or would like to bring this show to your space, please contact Jen McKnight.
References
Robert A Mullen, Recasting a Craft: St. Louis Type Founders Respond to Industrialization. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 2005.
The Inland Printer. v.62–69. Oct.1918-Mar.1922. Courtesy of Hathi Trust Digital Library.
Rosoff, Matt, These 10 cities have the fastest-growing startup scenes—and neither New York nor Silicon Valley made the cut. Business Insider. Jan. 25, 2016.
Downer, John, Call It What It Is. 2003. Emigre.
Type Specimens Courtesy of Saint Louis Public Library:
Price list of Type and Printing Material, Central Type Foundry. March 1886.
Specimens from the Central Type Foundry, 1878.
Inland Type Foundry Specimen Book and Catalog, 1897.
Specimen Book and Catalog of Printer's Supplies, Inland Type Foundry. 1901.
Specimen Book and Catalog, Inland Type Foundry. 1910.
Specimens of Type and Brass Rules from Inland Type Foundry. 1895.
Specimen Book St. Louis Type Foundry. 1893.