Incorporating Word into a Building

ID: 2686 ~ Source: Blackwell, Raleigh. “In the Beginning was a Smaller ‘Word’” by Carolyn Cariffe, Baylor Lariat, March 28, 1985, p.9. Baylor Digital Collections: Baylor University Archives-Baylor ‘Lariat’
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Incorporating Word into a Building

Word’s headquarters on West Waco Drive centralized all of the company’s operations in one location. Custom designed for the label, the building displayed a W-shaped roofline immediately identifying the company to all passersby. The modest location belied the global reach that the company achieved in the 1980s.

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