William A. Dwiggins – born 19. 6. 1880 in Martinsville, USA, died 25. 12. 1956 in Hingham, Massachusetts, USA – type designer, printer, typographer, graphic designer – studied at the Frank Holme School of Illustration in Chicago under Frederic W. Goudy.
1903–04: runs his own printing workshop in Cambridge, Ohio. 1905–16: commercial artist in Hingham, Massachusetts. 1917–18: director of Harvard University Press. 1919: founds the Society of Calligraphers in Boston and is their president and
[...]The designer John Quaranda created ITC New Baskerville®, a revival typeface based on Baskerville. Baskerville was developed in the 18th century by John Baskerville (1706–1775) and its clear, sharp image set it apart from others of its time. Originally released in only two versions, roman and italic, Baskerville has remained one of the world's most widely used typefaces.
ITC New Baskerville is available in roman, semi bold, bold and black weights, each with a corresponding italic.
Matthew Carter – born 1. 10. 1937 in London, England – type designer.
1956: trains as a punch cutter in the Netherlands. 1963–65: typography consultant for Crossfield Electronics. 1965: moves to the USA and works for Mergenthaler-Linotype in New York. 1971: moves back to England where he continues to work for Linotype. 1980–84: typography consultant to Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. 1981: the Royal Society of Arts make him a Royal Designer for Industry. 1981: he and Mike Parker set up
[...]Morris Fuller Benton – born 30. 11. 1872 in Milwaukee, USA, died 30. 6. 1948 in Morristown, USA – engineer, type designer.
After training as a mechanic and engineer, Benton jointed the ATF, where he became type designer and in-house designer with ATF.
Fonts: Benton developed over 200 alphabets, all of which were published by ATF, including Century roman (with Theodor Low de Vinne, 1885), Mariage (1901), Alternate Gothic (1903), Franklin Gothic (1903–12), Cheltenham® (1904), Clearface®
[...]Martin Wilke was born in 1903 in Berlin, went to school in Stettin and Stargard in Pommern, studied handcrafts and fine arts for two years in Stettin and spent another two years attending the classes of Professor Emil Orlik at the State Museum of Fine Arts in Berlin.
Wilke was initially interested in painting, drawing, and typeface design, but his tendency toward typefaces gradually overshadowed the others. Inflation eventually made further study impossible for him. He showed his modest
[...]Designer Franko Luin created the following fonts: Ad Hoc, Baskerville™ Classico, Birka™, Bodoni™ Classico, Carniola™, Caslon Classico™, Devin™, Dialog™, Emona™, Esperanto™, Fortuna™, Garamond Classico™, Griffo Classico™, Humana™, Isolde™, Jenson Classico™, Jesper™, Jonatan™, Kalix™, Kasper™, Kis Classico™, Marco Polo™, Memento™, Miramar™, Norma™, Nyfors™, Odense™, Omnibus™, Pax™, Pax™ #2, Persona™, Ragnar™, Res Publica™, Rustika™, Saga™, Semper™, Transport™, Vega™.
Franko Luin, born 6. 4.
[...]Linotype previously had three design studios located around the globe:
Mergenthaler Linotype, in the United States, was founded in Brooklyn, but later moved to Melville, NY, and then to Hauppauge, NY. Mergenthaler Linotype's design studio employed at varying times up to 80 designers under the direction of Chauncey H. Griffith, Jackson Burke, Mike Parker, and Matthew Carter.
In continental Europe, Linotype typefaces were produced by the D. Stempel AG typefoundry in Frankfurt, Germany.
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Font Designer: Martin Wilke, 1988
This font is a late work of the famous Berlin font artist Martin Wilke. Presented by Linotype AG in 1988, Wilke™ is a lively font with eccentric, playful forms. Wilke was influenced in part by the letters of the Irish handwriting in the Book of Kells, written in the late 8th century, while the pronounced contrast in strokes goes back to the styles of the 18th century.
The font's uniqueness is particularly emphasized when used in larger point sizes.
Electra, Janson Text and New Caledonia are trademarks of Linotype Corp. registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain other jurisdictions in the name of Linotype Corp. or its licensee Linotype GmbH. Wilke is a trademark of Linotype Corp. and may be registered in certain jurisdictions in the name of Linotype Corp. or its licensee Linotype GmbH.
New Baskerville is a trademark of International Typeface Corporation registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and which may be registered in certain other jurisdictions.
Baskerville Classico is a trademark of Omnibus.
Century is a trademark of The Monotype Corporation and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
Ehrhardt is a trademark of The Monotype Corporation registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
