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This page lists studies 41 through 59 of the archive. The pagination follows the original catalogue order rather than recency, so entries here stay stable across years of additions.

Phrase studyWhatever you dodirective · Compressed sans with the operative word set in a contrasting display cut.13 lettersCream groundPhrase studyA loss of attentionself-aware · Letters gradually thinning across the line as if losing focus.16 lettersPaper groundPhrase studyBlahhhhflat · A single word stretched horizontally with a flattening baseline.7 lettersCream groundPhrase studyDead men tell no talespiratical · Cut display caps with a small skull glyph replacing the central O.18 lettersInk-black groundPhrase studyFox and lionfabular · Two display caps with paired animal glyphs framing the conjunction.10 lettersCream groundPhrase studyGold rushhistoric · Western display serif with mining-style ornament between the two words.8 lettersSand groundPhrase studyLegendarymythic · Tall thin display serif with elongated ascenders.9 lettersCharcoal groundPhrase studyLickity splitfast · Italic display sans with motion-blur strokes trailing the final letters.12 lettersCream groundPhrase studyLoose lips sink shipscautionary · Wartime-style stencilled caps with a small ship glyph at the baseline.18 lettersSlate groundPhrase studyMonkey moneywry · Display caps with a small leaf glyph replacing the central O of the second word.11 lettersCream groundPhrase studyNineteen thirteenarchival · Period-style numerals set across two short lines with hairline rules above and below.16 lettersPaper groundPhrase studyPembertonplacename · Sign-painter serif with a small underline ornament.9 lettersCream groundPhrase studySolar eclipsecelestial · Display caps with a circular dark disc replacing the central O.12 lettersInk-black groundPhrase studySongs of survivaltender · Soft serif with the conjunction set in a small circle between the two words.15 lettersPaper groundPhrase studyThank yougracious · Soft brush script with looped exits on both words.8 lettersCream groundPhrase studyWork harderdirective · Compressed sans with the second word set heavier than the first.10 lettersNewsprint groundPhrase studyEmbraceopen · Round brush script with looped exits on both ends.7 lettersPale rose groundPhrase studyDopeslang · Stencilled display caps with a flat cut across the centre of each glyph.4 lettersPaper groundPhrase studyHigh and tightcrisp · Compressed caps with tight tracking and a single horizontal rule above the line.12 lettersCream ground

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