From the Renaissance up to the present day medieval letterforms, Romanesque and Gothic, have inspired type designers – much more than we think. An overview of revivals and type designs inspired by medieval letterforms, from 1400 to 2014. Presentation given by Gerard Unger to ATypI Barcelona 2014
Jo de Baerdemaeker investigates the roots of manufacturing inline typefaces and illustrates the reasoning of their development through the typographic analysis of ornamented types. From the 2013 ATypI conference in Amsterdam. Inline vs outline’ investigates the roots of manufacturing inline typefaces and illustrates the reasoning of their development through the typographic analysis of ornamented types.… Continue reading Inline vs outline
Adi Stern about the case of Hebrew typeface design during the 1950s. From the 2013 ATypI conference in Amsterdam. The form of the Hebrew letter was radically changed during the first decade of the Israeli state. During four years, between 1954-1958, five new Hebrew typefaces were released in Jerusalem. Three of them irreversibly changed the… Continue reading Lost and found
Updating, expanding and refining the UK Transport alphabet dating back to 1957, by Henrik Kubel. From the 2013 ATypI conference in Amsterdam. I would like to talk about my collaboration with Margaret Calvert in regard to New Transport. I have since 2010 worked in close collaboration with Margaret on updating, expanding and refining this seminal… Continue reading New Transport
Mark Barratt talks about how the typography of marginalia – footnotes, glosses and asides – evolved. From the 2013 ATypI conference in Amsterdam. The typography of marginalia – footnotes, glosses and asides – evolved rapidly after the development of printing from movable type. It systemised the business of scholarship and survives although often in a… Continue reading Glossy design then and now
Presentation given by Gerard Unger to ATypI Amsterdam 2013 on 11 October 2013 In Alverata elements from the Romanesque period (1000–1200) are comined with influences from 20th century modernism and modern classicism, as well as from recent developments in communication. Romanesque capitals in inscriptions were used for 200 years in a large part of Europe,… Continue reading Alverata: Present-day European letters with roots in the Middle Ages
Hyun-Guk, Ryu and Aaron Bell discuss Hangeul’s incomplete transition from a traditionally vertical script to a horizontal script. From the 2013 ATypI conference in Amsterdam While the regular and rational nature of Hangeul makes it easier to change direction, artefacts such as proportional syllable height still bias the script toward vertical use. Additionally, in modern… Continue reading Directionality in Korean type design
Craig Eliason examines the term ‘humanist as it has been applied to type. From the 2013 ATypI conference in Amsterdam. The classification of type designs seems to be a problem that is perennially addressed but never solved. Some writers reinforce inherited classification schemes and others propose new ones to replace them. However, preservationists and reformists… Continue reading The history of ‘humanist’ type