History of Typography Calendar by Lydia McWherter

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DIDOT univers

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TYPE YEAR 2009

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FEBRUARY

1532 Garamond, by CLAUDE GARAMOND.

Su Mo Tu 1 2 3 8 9 10 15 16 17 22 23 24 29 30 31

We Th 4 5 11 12 18 19 25 26

Fr 6 13 20 27

Sa 7 14 21 28

1690 Janson, by NICHOLAS KIS.

Su Mo Tu 5 6 7 12 13 14 19 20 21 26 27 28

We Th 1 2 8 9 15 16 22 23 29 30

Fr 3 10 17 24

Sa 4 11 18 25

Su Mo Tu We Th 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 24 25 26 27 28 31

Fr 1 8 15 22 29

Su Mo Tu 1 2 7 8 9 14 15 16 21 22 23 28 29 30

Fr 5 12 19 26

Sa 6 13 20 27

MAY JUNE

We Th 3 4 10 11 17 18 24 25

Sa 2 9 16 23 30

1757 Baskerville, by JOHN BASKERVILLE.

1784 Didot, by FIRMIN DIDOT.

1813 Bodoni, by GIAMBATTISTA BODONI.

Sa 4 11 18 25

Su Mo Tu We Th Fr 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 31

Sa 1 8 15 22 29

Su Mo Tu 1 6 7 8 13 14 15 20 21 22 27 28 29

JULY

Sa 7 14 21 28

Fr 3 10 17 24 31

1894 Century, by BENTON/DEVINNE.

AUGUST

Fr 6 13 20 27

We Th 1 2 8 9 15 16 22 23 29 30

1916 Centaur, by BRUCE ROGERS.

We Th 2 3 9 10 16 17 23 24 30

Fr 4 11 18 25

Sa 5 12 19 26

SEPTEMBER

We Th 4 5 11 12 18 19 25 26

Su Mo Tu 5 6 7 12 13 14 19 20 21 26 27 28

1927 Futura, by PAUL RENNER.

Su Mo Tu We Th 1 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 20 21 22 25 26 27 28 29

Fr 2 9 16 23 30

Sa 3 10 17 24 31

OCTOBER

JANUARY

Su Mo Tu 1 2 3 8 9 10 15 16 17 22 23 24

1495 Bembo, by ALDUS MANUTIUS and FRANCESCO GRIFFO.

1928 Gill Sans, by ERIC GILL.

Su Mo Tu 1 2 3 8 9 10 15 16 17 22 23 24 29 30

We Th 4 5 11 12 18 19 25 26

Fr 6 13 20 27

Sa 7 14 21 28

Su Mo Tu 1 6 7 8 13 14 15 20 21 22 27 28 29

We Th 2 3 9 10 16 17 23 24 30 31

Fr 4 11 18 25

Sa 5 12 19 26

NOVEMBER

Sa 3 10 17 25

DECEMBER

Fr 2 9 16 24 31

APRIL

Su Mo Tu We Th 1 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 22 23 26 27 28 29 30

MARCH

2009 CALENDAR

1954 Univers, by ADRIAN FRUTIGER.

1964 Sabon, by JAN TSCHICHOLD.

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SABON Sabon is one of the most legible and popular typefaces available today. Introduced in 1967 by Jan Tshichold, it is used in a wide variety of publications spanning the range from novels, as a sturdy typeface, and has managed to be used so often, Linotype Library, a program for refining the digital forms of older typefaces commissioned Jean Francois Porchez to modernize it. Su Mo Tu We Th 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 24 25 26 27 28 31

Fr 1 8 15 22 29

Sa 2 9 16 23 30

JANUARY

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Univers was created by Adrian Frutiger in 1954 during the time of the International Typographic Style. It was the first font to have 21 different variations. It wasn’t just a nice new sleek san serif that could be bold and italicized, but it went much further. The normal weight is Univers 55 and it ranges from Univers 39 to Univers 83. The first digit in the number refers to the weight of the character, second being the space in between. It took Frutiger three years to complete the series. Su Mo Tu 1 6 7 8 13 14 15 20 21 22 27 28 29

We Th 2 3 9 10 16 17 23 24 30 31

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Sa 5 12 19 26

DECEMBER

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NOVEMBER

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JANUARY Th

BEM BO

Bembo was created in 1495 by Pietro Bembo. It has been a frequently used book typeface since the 1930’s. The typeface is easy to read, which offered many chances to appear in various prints. Su Mo Tu 1 2 3 8 9 10 15 16 17 22 23 24

We Th 4 5 11 12 18 19 25 26

Fr 6 13 20 27

Sa 7 14 21 28

FEBRUARY

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GILL SANS Gill Sans is a humanist sans serif type created by Eric Gill in 1927. He was a sculptor, graphic artist, and type designer. Gill Sans takes inspiration from Edward Johnston’s Johnston typeface for the London Underground. Gill Sans was designed to function well as a text face and for display. Su Mo Tu 1 2 3 8 9 10 15 16 17 22 23 24 29 30

We Th 4 5 11 12 18 19 25 26

Fr 6 13 20 27

Sa 7 14 21 28

NOVEMBER

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Claude Garamond was considered the first person to study the design of the letterform and find ways to make new type designs subtle, but effective. Garamond was created in 1532. Garamond allows words to have less spacing between letters, but still keeps a complimentary distance, which makes for easy reading.

Su Mo Tu 1 2 3 8 9 10 15 16 17 22 23 24 29 30 31

We Th 4 5 11 12 18 19 25 26

Fr 6 13 20 27

Sa 7 14 21 28

MARCH

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SEPTEMBER Tu

FUTURA Futura was created in 1928 and was hailed for its consistency and form. The naked letters were somewhat jarring to the eye, because of their minimal resemblance to traditional letters. It is considered near perfect in shape, with triangles, circles and rectangles that have no room for error. The line strokes are all identical in weight, adding to the simplification of modern type. This awkwardness created striking new imagery that was unique to san serifs. Su Mo Tu We Th 1 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 20 21 22 25 26 27 28 29

Fr 2 9 16 23 30

Sa 3 10 17 24 31

OCTOBER

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MARCH Su

JANSON Janson is a well crafted, old style serif typeface designed in 1690. It showcases some of the Dutch old style characteristics, but with a slightly heavier weight. The uniqueness of this typeface originated from a few irregularities in the hand cut design. There is a high contrast between the thick and thin strokes, sharply cut and oblique transitional serifs. The spatial relationship, legibility, and attractive value resulted in an easy to read typeface.

Su Mo Tu 5 6 7 12 13 14 19 20 21 26 27 28

We Th 1 2 8 9 15 16 22 23 29 30

Fr 3 10 17 24

Sa 4 11 18 25

APRIL

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AUGUST 1

CENTAUR

Centaur is widely considered one of the most elegant venetian - based typefaces.. It was created by one of America’s best and most renown book designers, Bruce Rogers in 1912. He was an artistically inclined child, entered the art department of the Purdue University at the age of 16 where he studied graphic design and grew very fond of lettering and typefaces. Su Mo Tu 1 6 7 8 13 14 15 20 21 22 27 28 29

We Th 2 3 9 10 16 17 23 24 30

Fr 4 11 18 25

Sa 5 12 19 26

SEPTEMBER

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Su Mo Tu We Th 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 24 25 26 27 28 31

Fr 1 8 15 22 29

Sa 2 9 16 23 30

MAY

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The Baskerville typeface was designed by printer John Baskerville in 1757. The typeface is classified as a trasitional serif typeface. This means that the characters include non structural details on the ends and has medium contrast between thick and thin strokes. The characters are easy to read, which has led to many publications using Baskerville.

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JULY We

CENTURY Century was created in 1894 by Theodore Low DeVinne and Linn Boyd Benton. It is considered highly legible and is used in many children’s textbooks and magazines. The best known font in this family is New Century Schoolbook. Su Mo Tu We Th Fr 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 31

Sa 1 8 15 22 29

AUGUST

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MAY Fr

DID OT

In 1784, Firmin Didot created the typeface Didot, and his brother, Pierre Didot, used the type in printing. Didot typeface. Didot became the standard for book type in France during the 19th century and is still in use now. The typeface takes inspiration from Baskerville.

Su Mo Tu 1 2 7 8 9 14 15 16 21 22 23 28 29 30

We Th 3 4 10 11 17 18 24 25

Fr 5 12 19 26

Sa 6 13 20 27

JUNE

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JUNE 1

BODO I N

Bodoni is the name given to a series of serif typefaces designed by Giambattista Bodoni in 1798. The typeface is classified as didone modern. Bodoni followed the ideas of John Baskerville: that increased stroke contrast and a more vertical, slightly condensed, upper case, but taking them to an extreme conclusion. Bodoni’s typeface has a narrower underlying structure with flat, unbracketed serifs.

Su Mo Tu 5 6 7 12 13 14 19 20 21 26 27 28

We Th 1 2 8 9 15 16 22 23 29 30

Fr 3 10 17 24 31

Sa 4 11 18 25

JULY

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