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The types of Jean Jannon at the Imprimerie royale

The types of Jean Jannon at the Imprimerie royale

It is well known that the ‘Garamond’ types, of which the use was revived at the Imprimerie nationale, Paris, during the 20th century, were based on some that had been cast from a set of early matrices for three sizes that were known as the caractères... 

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Die besten Schriften 2011

Die besten Schriften 2011

Verlieren wir auch diesmal keine Zeit mit langen Vorreden: wie zum Ende bzw. Anfang eines jeden Jahres präsentiere ich die besten typografischen Neuerscheinungen des vergangenen zwölf Monate … aus meiner ganz persönlichen subjektiven Sicht: 1. Verlieren... 

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Type held in the hand

Type held in the hand

Type, as we know, is something that you can pick up and hold in your hand. But there are fewer opportunities for doing this now than ever before, and our fading familiarity with the way type was made in the past can make for puzzles that are not easy... 

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Heaven Devoid of Stars

Heaven Devoid of Stars

The Week in Type More than half a millennium has passed since the invention of moveable type in Europe. It’s now just about impossible to imagine a world without it. That very sentiment is set in ink in this new print collaboration with Stefan Hattenbach The... 

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Elzevir letter

Elzevir letter

Anyone who handles English books of the early 18th century comes across the phrase ‘Elzevir letter’ in the booksellers’ lists that are often added. It refers to publications that are set in types that are small but elegant, and (it is implied) they... 

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Gay type

Gay type

The Week in Type Hard to believe that 2011 is coming to a close. The Week in Type Hard to believe that 2011 is coming to a close. Autumn is showing its face, and before you know it, we’ll be Christmas shopping. Some inspiring stuff in this week’s... 

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Talbot Baines Reed, typefounder and sailor

Talbot Baines Reed, typefounder and sailor

Talbot Baines Reed was born in 1852 and he died in 1893, a sadly premature death for someone who might in later years have been able to contribute even more than he did to our knowledge of the history of his trade, which was that of typefounder. Talbot... 

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Olympic Maple

Olympic Maple

The Canadian Olympic Team needs little introduction: Over 100 years of competition in the modern Olympic Games and undoubtedly one of the powerhouses of the winter events over recent years (not to mention some impressive summer showings). After contributing... 

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Ich brauche mehr Pfeile. MEEEEHHHHR PFEEEIIIILE!

Ich brauche mehr Pfeile. MEEEEHHHHR PFEEEIIIILE!

Einige der schönsten Pfeile überhaupt: in Eric Olsons Anchor Liebe Schriftgestalter. Einige der schönsten Pfeile überhaupt: in Eric Olsons Anchor Liebe Schriftgestalter. Ich weiß ja nicht, wie es anderen Anwendern eurer schönen Schriften geht,... 

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Garamond or Garamont?

Garamond or Garamont?

This engraved portrait was included by Léonard Gaultier in about 1580 in his ‘Portraits of illustrious men who have flourished in France since the year 1500 until the present’. It is the only image we have of the maker of printing types whose name... 

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