by william.whitley@gmail.com | Oct 16, 2023 | Typography
October 15, 2023: Some thoughts on setting a page in the Classical Style. Every once in a great while, something comes along that I find I just have to print. Such was the case with watching the 2021 Presidential Inauguration ceremony. When Amanda Gorman read her... 
by william.whitley@gmail.com | Apr 16, 2023 | Typography
April 15, 2023: What is good typography, and why shouldn’t I see it? “Good typography is invisible” is a common enough paraphrase, but I think we should just give Beatrice Warde the credit and not argue. She actually wrote, “Good printing is invisible,” but I think... 
by william.whitley@gmail.com | Mar 7, 2023 | Typography
Robert Granjon (1513-1590) developed a set of six combinable typographic fleurons (or “arabesques”), which have remained a staple of typographical and academic interest for several hundreds of years. Until now, every example I have seen, and every book written about...