Typography
TYPOGRAPHY
THE IDEAL BOOK
By William Morris
Typographical advice from 1893 with beauty and legibility at its core. Morris points to some fine 15th century precedents. Read more
THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF TRISTRAM SHANDY, GENTLEMAN
By A Practice for Everyday Life
A Practice for Everyday Life look at the way in which Sterne used the visual language of the book to reinforce the text of Tristram Shandy. Read more
THE TOPOGRAPHY OF TYPOGRAPHY
By El Lissitzky
'The design of the book ... must correspond to the tensions and pressures of content.' El Lissitzky's views on typography, 1923. Read more
COMPOSITION OF TIME AND PLACE
FROM 'AN ESSAY ON TYPOGRAHY'
By Eric Gill
'The world is not yet clothed in garments which befit it', writes Gill in 1931; mechanised industry and human responsibility are at odds. Read more
THE NEW TYPOGRAPHY
By László Moholy-Nagy
The mixing of photography and typography was radically new in 1923. This essay sets out his basic principles of typography. Read more