History of Typography

Discussion List

• Looking for early examples of type designed for materials other than paper.

  592 views 11 comments 0 points Most recent by Jacques Le Bailly May 2018
• A reprint edition of Dutch Type is in preparation and you can now preorder it!

  301 views 3 comments 3 points Most recent by Beau Williamson May 2018
• Would you like to own a typographer's mould?

  1.5K views 29 comments 2 points Most recent by Hrant Հրանդ Փափազեան Papazian May 2018
• Looking for info on an old brand

  261 views 7 comments 0 points Most recent by Niche. April 2018
• Type design critique, 1909

  402 views 5 comments 5 points Most recent by Theunis de Jong April 2018
• What is a contemporary typeface?

  2.3K views 23 comments 0 points Most recent by Alex Visi April 2018
• ClearType Font collection Booklets

  202 views 3 comments 0 points Most recent by John Hudson March 2018
• Is There Such a Thing as a Crystal Goblet?

  721 views 11 comments 1 point Most recent by Chris Lozos February 2018
• Sans-serif with spurs on i, n, t, and a

  429 views 2 comments 0 points Most recent by David Perry February 2018
• Favourite Figures?

  863 views 24 comments 0 points Most recent by Peiran Tan February 2018
• Looking for examples of Latin and Non-Latin side-by-side communication

  428 views 13 comments 1 point Most recent by Martina Brillante February 2018
• German ch and ck ligs

  1.9K views 10 comments 1 point Most recent by Nick Shinn February 2018
• Interview with Piet Jacobs, ex Joh. Enschedé’s typefounder

  384 views 7 comments 4 points Most recent by Dave Crossland January 2018
• Eth and Thorn - historical forms

  1.3K views 13 comments 0 points Most recent by Hrant Հրանդ Փափազեան Papazian January 2018
• What are the names for styles of the digit one?

  391 views 11 comments 0 points Most recent by bjherbison January 2018
• Ancient printed arabic numerals ?

  152 views 5 comments 0 points Most recent by ivan louette November 2017
• Interesting digital type history videos

  91 views 0 comments 9 points Started by Beau Williamson November 2017
• What was the very first typeface described as “feminine”?

  1.6K views 43 comments 2 points Most recent by Wolf Böse November 2017
• Modular scripts project: looking for information about writing instruction

  63 views 0 comments 3 points Started by Maurice Meilleur November 2017
• The faces of Microsoft

  315 views 5 comments 5 points Most recent by Mike Duggan October 2017
• Playboy

  542 views 2 comments 4 points Most recent by Nick Shinn September 2017
• Information on Bronislav Malý 's Cantoria Typeface

  407 views 2 comments 3 points Most recent by Adam Twardoch September 2017
• Does that “y” exist?

  1.2K views 26 comments 0 points Most recent by John Savard September 2017
• Old neon signage in Germany

  72 views 0 comments 9 points Started by Andreas Stötzner August 2017
• This Just In: Linotype Master Drawings

  375 views 3 comments 9 points Most recent by Kent Lew August 2017
• Two Types: The Faces of Britain

  766 views 13 comments 4 points Most recent by KP Mawhood August 2017
• "Two Types: The Faces of Britain" – BBC documentary on monday

  284 views 0 comments 2 points Started by KP Mawhood July 2017
• Gutenberg's B42's x-height?

  152 views 2 comments 0 points Most recent by Ramiro Espinoza July 2017
• Joshef Moxon lead of imaginary langage made for John Wilkins

  283 views 1 comment 1 point Most recent by Simon Cozens June 2017
• There's two variants of old cursive/script lowercase d – rules on usage?

  1K views 6 comments 0 points Most recent by Nick Shinn June 2017