Category: Typography

  • Meet the Father of Japanese Typography

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    Japanese typography. An essential player in the path to greater design for the Eastern Asia region. Consisting of one of the most complex and intriguing writing systems in existence, that began around 500 A.D. Japan’s type-roots began with the Chinese Kanji symbols.

  • This 36 Days of Type Rendition Is Unlike Any Other…

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    With #36daysoftype finally coming to an end, I thought I’d share what seems to me like the OLDEST version of 36 Days of Type. There is arguably nothing more human than the alphabet, given that language, and particularly written language often tops the list of qualities which distinguish our dear species most distinctly from others.…

  • The Art of Book Covers (1820 – 1914)

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    Inspired by rising literacy rates and advancing technologies, the nineteenth century saw the book transform from a largely hand-made object to a mass-produced product. In this new environment the book cover took on added importance: it was no longer merely a functional protection for the pages but instead became a key platform through which to…

  • The Selection Of Type Is Just As Important As The Selection Of Words (1939-ish)

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    An “Alphabetical Index to Type Faces” from the G.A. Davis Printing Company. What it says on the tin, but also generator of bizarre ‘accidental’ sentences such as “Summer-time with outdoor pleasures become flowers with nature”, “Domestic animals are nuisance when a hurry to men”, “Strong type faces used cold north winds” and the occasional poem:…