The Crystal Goblet, or Printing Should Be Invisible is an essay by Beatrice Warde from YEAR?
It has always served as a memorable metaphor for type, information and design.
The Crystal Goblet, or Printing Should Be Invisible by Beatrice Warde (1900 -- 1969)
Overview Warde posits/constructs/frames type as a glass goblet to a fine? wine.
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