no. 28
ALBERTUS (1935) / THE PRISIONER (1967–1968)
SELECTED BYKERRY WILLIAM PURCELLDESIGNED BYBERTHOLD WOLPE
The designs that matter to us often inspire and shape our opinions surreptitiously. Slipping under our critical radar, it is only years later that we become aware of their enduring influence on our choices and obsessions. In retrospect, my Proustian moment was the 1960s program The Prisoner, or more specifically, the typeface used throughout “the village” as a kind of totalitarian identity.
For those unaware of this cult classic, the program follows an ex secret agent (played by Patrick McGoohan) who is held captive in a secret coastal village. Upon arrival, all the individuals in the village are given a number, with the main character ...
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