Livre - Book / 2015
The Didot style: a survey of the career of Firmin Didot – Trianon type specimen
Sébastien Morlighem / Production Type
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Includes “The Didot style: a survey of the career of Firmin Didot”, an essay by historian Sébastien Morlighem: a study about the achievements of Firmin Didot (1764–1836) and the peak of a persistent maturation process. Morlighem analyzes the rise of the designs of Firmin Didot, from the early prototypical shapes to the late and more elaborated shapes which won him fame.
Includes “Cities and gaze”, a fashion portfolio by Hugo Deniau. Style: Loris Ronzeau assisted by Ayumi Takata, silkscreening Atelier PPP, hair/makeup Rimi Ura, models Paul & Gaëlle.
15 x 21 cm / 36 pages / - ex.
anglais
Couverture : -
ISBN 979-10-93578-03-3
Printed in France. 4-color Process printing, saddle-stitch binding, perforation, Symbol Freelife Raster 170 gsm paper + Symbol Freelife Gloss 90 gsm.
Proofreading & editing by Stephen Coles, pictures Julien Lelièvre.
Autres publications des auteurs :
A very small history of very small types – Gemeli Micro type specimen
Proto Grotesk: The typeface as atlas – Proto Grotesk type specimen
From stoichedon to programming: a concise history of monospaced typefaces – Geme
