Typography
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
1983 ATypI Working Seminar papers
Collection
Identifier: CSC-0030
Overview
This collection includes ATypI Working Seminar papers, lecture transcriptions, Visible Language production files, and miscellaneous ATypI organization files. The production files include paste up photographs, original negatives and slides, article mock-ups, correspondence between Charles Bigelow and the lecturers, and mock ups of the actual journal. There are multiple draft copies of each article, as well as the journal. There is also information about other...
Dates:
1976 - 1985; Majority of material found within 1983 - 1985
Bixler Press and Letterfoundry collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: CSC-0149
Scope and Contents
The collection contains material created by the Bixler Press and Letterfoundry in Skaneateles, New York. This establishment was started in 1973 by Winifred “Winnie” (Gray) Bixler ’69 (RIT Art and Design), and Michael Bixler ’69 (RIT Printing). It includes printed type specimens and ephemera, typeface drawings and negatives, and typographic realia like metal patterns and matrices.
Dates:
1966-2020
Ed Benguiat collection
Collection
Identifier: CSC-0076
Overview
The Ed Benguiat Collection contains original sketches, phototypesetting materials such as photographic prints and negatives, and printed materials relating to the design, production, and promotion of typefaces generated or accumulated during the life and career of type designer, Ed Benguiat. The collection contains objects dating from 1953 to 2001. The collection is organized into two series: I. Graphic Work, and II. Typefaces. The first series contains printed and design work for logos and...
Dates:
circa 1953-2001
Found in:
Cary Graphic Arts Collection
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Ed Benguiat collection
Frederic W. Goudy Award collection and Symposium videotapes
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RITArc-0283
Overview
Clippings, programs, videotapes, and invitations related to the Frederic W. Goudy Award, conferred by Rochester Institute of Technology.
Dates:
1961-2016; Majority of material found within 1961 - 1992
Gene and Helen Federico collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: CSC-0094
Overview
The Gene & Helen Federico collection contains work and correspondence from both the husband and wife duo of graphic designers, active from the 1950s to the 1990s. While there are distinctions between work that Gene produced, namely under his advertising firm, and independent ventures by Helen, some material may be attributed to both designers. The bulk of the process work, sketches, print ads, illustrations, research and book mockups were created between circa 1950 and circa 2000. The...
Dates:
1930-2012
Google Material Design Team collection
Collection
Identifier: CSC-0146
Overview
Google Design is a division of Google Inc. that "is a cooperative effort led by a group of designers, writers, and developers at Google. We work across teams to create content and produce events that showcase Google’s design work and champion innovators in our field."Google Material is a subdivision that focuses on user experience design. Many items in this 2017 promotional box collection relate to a design conference called "SP-AN" that was jointly held in Tokyo and Los Angeles in...
Dates:
2016
Gudrun Zapf von Hesse papers
Collection
Identifier: CSC-0134
Overview
The Gudrun Zapf von Hesse papers document von Hesse’s professional career as a bookbinder, calligrapher, and typographer in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Dates:
1934 - 2019; Majority of material found within 1936 - 1998
H. George Taenzer Collection
Collection
Identifier: CSC-0138
Overview
This collection includes photographs, booklets, pamphlets, correspondence, and other written works relating to H. George Taenzer.
Dates:
1986-1992
Herbert Feuerhake drawings
Collection
Identifier: CSC-0045
Overview
The collection contains typeface and lettering designs created for various clients.
Dates:
1960-1979
Hermann Zapf collection
Collection
Identifier: CSC-0135
Overview
Hermann Zapf was a German type designer, typographer, calligrapher, author, and professor. He influenced type design and modern typography, winning many awards and honors for his work. Of note is Zapf’s work with August Rosenberger, a prominent punchcutter who cut many of Zapf’s designs.
Dates:
1918 - 2019; Majority of material found within 1940 - 2007
Found in:
Cary Graphic Arts Collection
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Hermann Zapf collection