Just My Type: A Look at a 19th-century Specimens Book
Here’s the latest addition to my ongoing series Book by Book! In Series Two, we dive into my teaching collection—a curated glimpse into my personal library of historical treasures. Discover … Continue reading
Goody Goudy!
If there were an individual, readily recognized quality, or characteristic which the type designer could incorporate in drawings that would make any one type more beautiful, legible, or distinguished than … Continue reading
Type: Zapf!
Noted type designer, typographer, and calligrapher Hermann Zapf died last week, on June 4, at his home in Darmstadt, Germany at the age of 96. The creator of approximately 200 … Continue reading
UK Research
For most of March, I’ve honed in on my dissertation–finishing up research on two chapters and writing. I spent nearly two weeks in England attending a conference on eighteenth-century print … Continue reading
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