Quiz: Famous people from the history of type and print
You recognize every typeface by just taking a glimpse at a single serif or counter? Very well! But how good are you in recognizing influential people from the history of type and printing. Let’s find out …
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All sketches were drawn by Evilio Gómez from Barcelona, Spain and released under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 2.0.
Check your Type Knowledge: Why does Bodoni handle such large sheets of paper in a way a printer would never do it?
Probably inspired by the huge Taschen reprint …
http://www.taschen.com/pages/en/catalogue/design/all/05059/facts.bodoni_manual_of_typography_manuale_tipografico_1818.htm
Yes, Bodoni’s Manuale is quite large, a fact that those who only know the reproductions from pages have probably not been aware of. Still, a printer would never handle a sheet of paper that way, especially not such a perfectionist as Bodoni.
See what you mean … Evilio Gómez’ Flickr pages are worth a visit! Thanks!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/evelio_2012/7007707538/in/set-72157629990438123/
In the last question my choice was Warnock & Geschke but the answer was wrong, I think there is a little error there. In that case 15 of 15 (h) haha. Great quiz & illustrations.
Thanks!
do you have an identification list for the characters in the illustration of the historical printers, above? i don’t recognize all of them.