Dusting Latin Type History #2 | Start making sans: France with S. Morlighem

Monday, April 4, 2022, 12:30 - 2:30pm

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Dusting latin type history #2

The Monarchy of July was an eventful and fecund period in France on many levels. The rise of advertising and the development of the press and publishing allowed many trades such as printing, typography but also lithography and sign painting to thrive. As part of the Herb Lubalin Lecture Series, Sébastien Morlighem will speak about the appearance and spread of sans serif letters.

Registration is required for this free virtual program.

Sébastien Morlighem is a teacher and researcher at the École supérieure d’art et de design d’Amiens (FR). A founder of the Bibliothèque typographique for Ypsilon Éditeur, he has coauthored a few books and written many articles. He has also curated several conferences and exhibitions on graphic design, typography, and type design. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Reading (UK).

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