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Writing
fromHarvard Gazette
3 weeks ago

You know the author. Meet the typist. - Harvard Gazette

Women typists played essential but often uncredited roles in producing major literary and academic works, from typing manuscripts to transcribing interviews for famous authors and scholars.
Books
fromianVisits
1 month ago

New exhibition explores how early printing developed into readable books

William Caxton revolutionized English book printing in the late 15th century, transforming books from elite luxury items into affordable, widely accessible products through rapid technological advancement.
History
fromI Love Typography Ltd
2 months ago

Heart-shaped Books - I Love Typography Ltd

Cultures historically assigned varied meanings to the heart, shaping embalming practices, sacrificial rites, devotional symbolism, and the heart-shaped pictogram's development.
US politics
fromneverland
3 months ago

Times New American: A Tale of Two Fonts

Changes in official typeface at the State Department reflect political power and policy reversals, linking aesthetic choices to broader DEIA rollbacks and institutional authority.
fromItsnicethat
2 months ago

Faber Editions' type-led cover design system is breathing new life into old books

Those he saw as "most successful" had a "bold typographic and/or illustrative treatment" which in turn "countered the dominance" of the branding strip that ran down the side. "This realisation led me to define some rules for the designs of the individual covers that tried to ensure that the covers would never feel overwhelmed by the branding system," says Pete. "The core rule was that the Editions would essentially be typographic covers, or typographically-led covers in terms of the hierarchy between type and image."
Typography
Design
fromItsnicethat
1 month ago

A new book catalogues both the grand and inconspicuous icons of British design

A curated 100-image selection showcases everyday design—toys, homeware and electronics—evoking nostalgia and tactile appreciation through analogue slide imagery and format choices.
History
fromianVisits
1 month ago

Shop windows tell the story of London's revolutionary illustrated newspapers

A corner shop at the Strand now displays Lost Landscapes of Print, showcasing 19th-century Strand printers, an 1862 replica press, and related printing artifacts.
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