Eighty years ago the mannered work of the seventeenth century protestant punchcutter, Jean Jannon of Sedan, was confused with that of Claude Garamond and was widely copied as his. This version, designed for American...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified November 6, 2024
Arrus was designed at Bitstream by Richard Lipton and first released in 1991. Arrus is based on Lipton’s own hand-lettered calligraphic alphabets that draw their influence from classic inscriptional forms. Arrus has small cap...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified February 27, 2020
This text face design by John Hudson is, like its namesake, a hybrid of uncertain origins, an echo of antique forms dressed in a new skin. No ‘design process’ was involved in its conception;...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 15, 2024
This reproduction of Claude Garamond’s famous 16th century designs was executed by Wm Ross Mills. It is alone among the many, so-called Garamond ‘revivals’ in being strictly based on the printed appearance of the...