Language Scraps 02: Mark E. Smith’s Handwriting and the Typography of The Fall Nachtschatten Verlag Reflexionen über Naturtreue und Kunstwahrheit

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Aurélie Lierman

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Language Scraps 02: Mark E. Smith’s Handwriting and the Typography of The Fall Nachtschatten Verlag Reflexionen über Naturtreue und KunstwahrheitIn this essay Paul Wilson views The Fall through a typographiuc lens and explores their visual identity as propelled and produced by Mark E. Smith. Mark E. Smiths handwriting became part of The Falls visual identity: a typographic signifier of and for The Fall. His attitude towards the development and articulation of a visual identity for The Fall, and in particular the use of his handwriting, reflects his position towards The Falls sonic identity.