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Type Designers of the Twentieth Century
Type Designers of the Twentieth Century by David Jury (Bodleian Library Publishing) tells the fascinating story of the design and manufacture of typefaces over the past 100 years, from the hand-made letter forms cut from metal blocks to digital designs made with sophisticated computerized techniques.
To celebrate the publication of this book, Jeremy Tankard, a leading type designer, describes the evolution of type design during his own professional career, recalling the freedom to experiment that accompanied the early days of digital type design, to contemporary practices which harness the tremendous advances in design technology widely used today across the industry.
Date:
19 November 2025, 14:30
Venue:
Weston Library, Broad Street OX1 3BG
Venue Details:
Lecture Theatre
Speakers:
Speaker to be announced
Organising department:
Bodleian Libraries
Organiser:
Centre for the Study of the Book
Organiser contact email address:
csb@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/nov25/type-designers
Cost:
Free
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Alexandra Franklin
