Herb Lubalin (March 17, 1918 – May 24, 1981) is universally considered one of the greatest and most influential figures in the history of graphic design, typography, and art direction. He is remembered for his expressive and bold experimentation with type, and his uncanny skill to locate illustrative ideas and emotion in every word or note. Lubalin’s groundbreaking and adventurous typographic innovations – particularly his emphasis on tight type – have influenced the state of…