What you will learn at CalRBS History of Type in August 2022—no. 20

I will be teaching the history of type at California Rare Book School (CalRBS) August 8–12, 2022. The 5-day intensive class will be based at the Letterform Archive in San Francisco. Along with lectures, discussions, and hands-on examination of typographic artifacts and materials at the Archive there will be field trips to other Bay Area institutions to look at books, broadsides, and more. The class will be small (7 to 12 people).

Here are 10 things you will learn in the class:
1. who designed the first roman typeface
2. who designed the first italic typeface
3. who designed the first sans serif typeface
4. who designed the first geometric sans serif typeface
5. who designed the first square serif typeface
6. who designed the first “modern” typeface
7. who designed the first wood type
8. who designed the first pre-planned type family
9. who designed the first related serif and sans serif typefaces
10. who designed the first Multiple Master typeface