A dissertation that looks at the difficulties of translating by means of a tool or machine the human qualities of the hand-drawn letterform. Eduardo Berliner takes the reader through the history of…
An in-depth look at serial type families, also known as typeface systems or type superfamilies. Lo Celso provides us with a view of their history and development, both aesthetically and technologically, as…
This essay evaluates the formal characteristics of slab-serif typefaces and focuses on the evolutions of their form and use. It begins with a short historical survey of the early development of slab-serif…
An extensive look at some of the major type revivals in the early twentieth century, the various approaches to reviving Francesco Griffo’s designs and the controversy surrounding the revival of typefaces in…
This extensive dissertation presents the versatile work of the great Czech calligrapher and type designer Oldrich Menhart in his most unique and interesting period between 1930 and 1948. (This is a large…
This impressive dissertation explores the relationship between calligraphic writing and the formal developments of sanserif typefaces in the twentieth century.
