Profiles of 18 typographers who made significant contributions to the field, including oldies such as Gutenberg, Caxton, Caslon, Baskerville, Bodoni, and several moderns whose work—Times New Roman, Perpetua, Electra, etc.—is better known than their names.
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A young man from a good family of comfortable means got himself into trouble and had to leave his hometown. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
typographic communication, typographic history, tandem abutere, type founding, typeface design, specimen book, typographic style, type foundry, type designer, type founders Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Van Krimpen, Stanley Morison, Eric Gill, The Times, Beatrice Warde, Gill Sans, Cooper Black, United States, The Fleuron, William Caslon, American Type Founders, Frederic Goudy, Johann Gutenberg, Cancelleresca Bastarda, John Baskerville, Monotype Corporation, Paul Beaujon, Times New Roman, Lanston Monotype, Village Press, Alternate Gothic, Cambridge University Press, Claude Garamond, Mergenthaler Linotype, Monotype Series New!
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A young man from a good family of comfortable means got himself into trouble and had to leave his hometown. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
typographic communication, typographic history, tandem abutere, type founding, typeface design, specimen book, typographic style, type foundry, type designer, type founders Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Van Krimpen, Stanley Morison, Eric Gill, The Times, Beatrice Warde, Gill Sans, Cooper Black, United States, The Fleuron, William Caslon, American Type Founders, Frederic Goudy, Johann Gutenberg, Cancelleresca Bastarda, John Baskerville, Monotype Corporation, Paul Beaujon, Times New Roman, Lanston Monotype, Village Press, Alternate Gothic, Cambridge University Press, Claude Garamond, Mergenthaler Linotype, Monotype Series New!
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- A Typographic Workbook: A Primer to History, Techniques, and Artistry by Kate Clair in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- A Typographic Workbook: A Primer to History, Techniques, and Artistry by Kate Clair in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Indie Fonts by Tamye Riggs in Back Matter
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