I use this space to gather notes and samples of typefaces. My purpose here is not to be exhaustive, but to learn and be useful in the process.
Serif Sans-serif Italic Script
Design studio focused on book design, illustration, and environment design
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Serif Sans-serif Italic Script
Like many talented people in every age, John Baskerville did not reap much benefit from his careful work. In a 1762 letter to Benjamin Franklin, who was an admirer of his work, Baskerville wrote, “Had I no other dependence than typefounding and printing, I must starve.” (Lawson, p. 190) After Baskerville died in 1775, his […]
Bembo was developed in 1929, based on a type cut in 1495 by Francesco Griffo.
Created in 1914, Centaur was first released to the general public in 1929.
Based on a number of typefaces created between 1784–1811 that had similar characteristics–hairline strokes, high contrast.
Ehrhardt was first released in 1937, adapted from the designs of the 17th-century Hungarian designer Miklós Kis.
Attributed to Claude Garamont (c. 1480–1561) On wikipedia
Notes and sources:
Alexander Lawson, Anatomy of a Typeface
Robert Bringhurst, The Elements of Typographic Style
Ellen Lupton, Thinking With Type
Phillip B. Meggs, A History of Graphic Design
Alan Bartram, Five Hundred Years of Book Design
Wikipedia, among others. Some images from Wikipedia are used under the Creative Commons license, and have been resized.
