Popular mid-century brush scripts were simplified into typefaces, taking advantage of phototype's ability to overlap and accommodate alternates. (Neo-Sonora from Headliners)

Peter Bain : Phototype

Venue :

The Grolier Club
47 East 60th Street
Manhattan

Date :

6 p.m Thursday, 13 November 2003

The Talk :

A free slide lecture by Peter Bain on the days of photo-typesetting, when firms such as Photo-Lettering and ITC helped release typography from the constraints of metal. The distinctive display styles of that era will be headlined and critiqued from today's perspective. His talk on "film studios for letters" will consider the freedom phototype brought to typeface design and typography during its heyday in New York City.

Peter is a former Type Director Club board member and TDC49 judge. He is principal of Incipit, a typographic design studio.

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