International Typeface Corporation, Herb Lubalin, Tom Carnase, Edward Benguiat, 1970-77.Īvant Garde Gothic is a font family originally designed for the culture magazine of the same name in the mid 60s. His albums Pieces of a Man (1971) and Winter in America (1974) are regarded as the forerunners of both conscious neo-soul and conscious Hip Hop. Considered by many as the “Godfather of Hip-hop” and the “black Bob Dylan” as the list of artists that he has influenced is much broader than rap – and music. Known primarily for his spoken word performances in the 70s and 80s where his biting lyrics spoke about politics and culture, the Vietnam war, drugs and alcohol abuse in the urban cities and racial injustice. Released in 1971 “ The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” is a poem and song by Gil Scott Heron, political activist, poet, musician and author. The Revolution Will Not Be Televisedįrom the album Pieces of a Man, Gil Scott-Heron, 1971. A tribute to the late legendary activist, musician, poet and author, Gil Scott-Heron and from the same era, the typeface ITC Avant Garde Gothic. Here are two of my favourite classics celebrated in one image.
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