Oldrich Menhart

Oldrich Menhart is a type designer, from Czech.

2014-08-26 21:27:59

William Caslon

Mid-eighteenth century British punchcutter and typefounder, who solidly established British typefounding with well-crafted copies of earlier Dutch designs.Caslon started work as apprentice to a London gunsmith, and set up his own business in 1716 eng

2014-08-11 13:35:57

William Morris

Late nineteenth century English architect, designer and typographer, leader of that revival of medieval form, the Arts and Crafts Movement, and — like Eric Gill — a socialist-craftsman.In 1891 he set up his Kelmscott Press, with the aim of “producing

2014-08-04 09:49:09

William Thorowgood

English punchcutter and typefounder active c1820–1849, successor to Robert Thorne at the Fann Street Foundry.

2014-08-03 07:54:22

Rudolf Koch

Leading German calligrapher, designer, typographer and type designer active from 1914 to 1934, primarily with the Klingspor foundry. His artistic estate is now housed in the Klingspor Museum, Offenbach.

2014-06-23 08:43:41

David Rakowski

Contemporary American composer, recipient of numerous awards and commissions. He is well-known among font collectors for designing numerous typefaces, and creating revivals of others, mainly from the 19th century. He is Associate Professor of Composi

2014-02-28 02:26:36

Frederic W. Goudy

Prolific American book and type designer active 1896–1941 whose consciously archaic style is readily recognizable, associated with ATF, Continental, and Lanston Monotype.

2014-01-28 01:47:55

Karl Klingspor

Director of the Klingspor foundry in Offenbach from 1892, his brother Wilhelm joining him in 1895. He died in 1950. In 1953 the Klingspor Museum in Offenbach opened, based on Klingspor’s private collection of items related to the book arts. It now ho

2013-08-26 18:51:04

Georg Trump

German designer and teacher active with Berthold from 1930 to 1935 and with C.E. Weber from 1937.In 1982 he was awarded the TDC Medal, the award from the Type Directors Club presented to those “who have made significant contributions to the life, art

2013-07-29 19:55:39

Paul Koch

Son of the prolific type designer Rudolf Koch, Paul was a skilled punchcutter who cut type designed by his father, and by others including Victor Hammer, for whom he worked in Florence, and Berthold Wolpe. On his father’s death in 1934 he took over t

2013-05-06 21:46:14