Gratuitous Type (Issue 4.5) Available at www.draw-down.com Gratuitous Type is a publication which celebrates the letter in all its forms, highlighting contemporary design and art from around the world while offering a voyeuristic look into the practices of favorite letter-makers. This is the first in a series of half issues created to examine tangential subjects introduced in full issues of GT which merit further attention. Issue 4.5 includes a pulp- and poster-making tutorial by the traveling European design collective Letterproeftuin; an examination of the impact of Enzo Mari’s work in the wake of contemporary open-source design; a chat with Walker Art Center designer alumni, Andrea Hyde and Eric Price; a celebration of Corita Kent's ever-inspiring Rules and Hints for Students and Teachers, introduced by Liv Siddall and illustrated by Jordy van den Nieuwendijk; and an exploration of the rise of the designer as shopkeeper. #GratuitousType #typedesign #typography #graphicdesign #lettermakers (at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3J_JYOHPqO/?igshid=1m5arl2q9bdkv