Release Year
2008
Edition
500
Dimensions
165 x 165mm. 20 pages + cover

ORBIT OBLIQUE
A typographic tribute to the animals lost in space research 1949-1990

Orbit Oblique is the first type sampler produced by Letterbox, and one of very few produced by Australian type designers.

During the period 1949-1990 the space race between USA and Russia involved dozens of animals being sent up into space to test the conditions for mankind. These unwilling participants included not just primates and dogs but also cats, rats, frogs, worms, spiders, fish and even fruit flies. Many were never seen again. This show pays homage to their noble sacrifice  through the use of typography.

This book features a handsome letterpress printed cover produced by Idlewild Press.

-Link:See photos from the launch.
Link:The Bisque typeface.
Link:See the light units from the exhibition.
Link:Read what The Age newspaper had to say.