A History of Type Design: William Caslon, 1692–1766 (London, England) kenji-glows It’s a good explanation of

It’s a good explanation of exactly what its title suggests and is loaded with exemplars both historic and contemporary

Multiple solutions for these typographical complexities are identified

Rudolf Koch would have been 49—and the Koch Antiqua caps (1922) in this piece would have been still new(ish)

Piet Zwart thought (and wrote) about these things

and designed by the legendary lettering master and Kunstgewerbeschule Zürich educator Walter Käch

A History of Type Design: William Caslon, 1692–1766 (London, England) kenji-glows It’s a good explanation ofUsing a variation on the Japanese frottage technique of Takuhon, curator Gavin Morrison and artist Scott Myles have taken impressions from the headstones of prominent type designers and then turned them into limited edition lithographs. Each one is printed at 100% of the original rubbing. And each one is a total stunner. Heres the piece for William Caslonalthough there are too many Caslons to count here. Whoever cut this definitely followed the old