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
1930s
Serif Sans-serif Italic Script
Bembo was developed in 1929, based on a type cut in 1495 by Francesco Griffo.
Ehrhardt was first released in 1937, adapted from the designs of the 17th-century Hungarian designer Miklós Kis.
Designed by Paul Renner between 1924 and 1926, Futura was released commercially in 1927 by the Bauer Type Foundry in Frankfurt, Germany.
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.
