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Designing type revivals

by Riccardo Olocco and Michele Patanè

Many typefaces created today are related to types of the past, and interest in older letterforms is stimulated by the great number of visual resources available. We are surrounded by digital fonts based in one way or another on historical models, but it is clear that we cannot consider all of them as revivals. So, how to distinguish a type revival from a typeface that is loosely based on historical forms? This 104 pages pamphlet provides tools for researching and designing revival types. A concise publication that will show a practical perspective and fresh content, fuelling the conversation among and between designers and scholars. Although the authors are focusing on defining a procedure to design a type revival, those suggestions can be adopted beyond the scope of a revival project. Their approach will ensure a strong connection with the original source and a substantial help towards understanding how to employ historical models in a contemporary context.
  • Author
    Riccardo Olocco, Michele Patanè
  • Language
    English
  • Size
    21 × 12.5 cm
  • Publisher
    Lazy Dog Press
  • ISBN
    978-88-98030-48-4
  • Pages
    104