The Design Process Seen Through the Eyes of a Type Designer
Through a historical overview of the influence designing had on the early days of printing, the paper finds the English printer and typefounder John Baskerville (1706-1775) to be the first real known type designer. Based on this assumption, the paper presents a model for how a contemporary design pr...
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| Published in | Artifact (London, England) Vol. 3; no. 4; p. 8 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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16.07.2015
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | Through a historical overview of the influence designing had on the
early days of printing, the paper finds the English printer and typefounder
John Baskerville (1706-1775) to be the first real known type designer. Based
on this assumption, the paper presents a model for how a contemporary design
process is carried out, and reflects upon the relationship between this and
the way Baskerville might have worked in the development of his historical
innovating typeface style. |
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| ISSN: | 1749-3463 1749-3471 |
| DOI: | 10.14434/artifact.v3i4.6199 |