Perhaps the most significant aspect of the Index of Pure Art is the fact that it is done electronically. Desk Top Publishing eliminated the tedious cut and paste of the PAQ's and JPA's as well as much of the significance of the type and imagery. Simply cutting out an interesting typeset phrase from an old magazine does not hold the same cachet now that anyone can set the same phrase themselves any way they please. This has forced me to mine my sources in a different manner with results that are, I think, for the better. And thanks to DTP, the first color Pure Art cover appears in issue #8
A HARD LINE MUST BE DRAWN
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