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Type History and Timeline
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Stanley Morison
Though not a type designer, lettering
artist, or calligrapher, Stanley Morison
(–) was one of the most infl uen-
tial fi gures in modern British typography.
As typographical advisor to the Monotype
Corporation () for several decades, he
was responsible for the release of such
classic designs as Rockwell (), Gill Sans
(), Perpetua, Albertus, and perhaps his
most successful face, Times New Roman
(). In addition to new type styles,
Morison also sponsored a series of type-
face revivals—Bembo (), Baskerville
(), Ehrhardt, Fournier, and Walbaum—
unequaled in Britain or Europe.
Although rarely referenced in books on
typographic history, another of Morison’s
contributions was his avid support of
Beatrice Warde. Morison was Warde’s
friend, lover, and, perhaps most impor-
tantly, mentor. He provided her the
opportunity and guidance to excel as a
typographic historian, publicist, and pas-
sionate advocate for the printing arts.
Victor Hammer
Type designer Victor Hammer (–)
created American Uncial, his most famous
design, in . Born in Australia, Hammer
acquired a reputation for craftsmanship
as a designer, punchcutter, and printer in
Italy. He immigrated to the United States
where he became a fi ne arts professor at
Wells College in Aurora, New York. This is
where he cut the punches for Uncial.
Jan van Krimpen
Jan van Krimpen (–) was a good
type designer and one of the greatest book
typographers of the twentieth century ().
His fi rst and most successful type
design was Lutetia, which he drew for
the prestigious Netherlands printing
house of Enschedé en Zonen. Other faces
by Van Krimpen include Cancelleresca
Bastarda, Romanée, Romulus, Spectrum,
and Van Dijck.
Georg Trump
Georg Trump (–) was a teacher
of graphic design and type designer pri-
marily associated with Germany’s Weber
foundry. He released his most important
design, Trump Mediaeval, in . He also
drew the typefaces City, Delphin, Schadow
Antiqua, and Codex ().
Charles Peignot
Director of Deberny & Peignot for nearly
fi fty years, Charles Peignot (–)
stayed closely involved in the creation
of all new faces emanating from his
foundry. He commissioned the poster
artist A. M. Cassandre to create the type-
face that bears his name, Peignot. He also
led the cause for typeface copyright pro-
tection and helped found the Association
Typographique Internationale ().
Robert Hunter Middleton
Type director for Ludlow Company type
foundry for almost fi fty years, Robert
Hunter Middleton (–) devoted
almost his entire professional life to
that company. By the time he retired,
Middleton had created almost type-
faces, among them Radiant, Stellar,
Karnak, and Record Gothic.
Beatrice Warde
Although she never drew a typeface,
Beatrice Warde (–) was vital
to modern typographic history. As
Monotype’s () director of publicity,
she was the passion behind Monotype’s
typographical eff orts during its most
important years from into the s
(). She’s often dubbed the First Lady of
Typography: In addition to creating mar-
keting programs, she was an educator,
historian, typographer, and the moving
force behind Eric Gill’s () designs of Gill
Sans () and Perpetua.
Jan Tschichold
In the early part of this century, Jan
Tschichold (–) revolutionized
typography by almost single-handedly
making asymmetric () typographic
arrangement the style of choice for young
designers. For many years, Tschichold
created posters, book covers, adver-
tisements, and even letterheads that
showcased quintessential examples of
asymmetric design. His work not only
created a new typographic genre, but it
also served as the benchmark for those
who followed in his footsteps.
In addition to being a teacher, typogra-
pher, book designer, and rebel, Tschichold
also designed typeface. Sabon (), a
typographic tour de force, is the face that
established Tschichold’s reputation as a
type designer.
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