Thursday, October 15, 2009

19th Century and Ealry Innovation in Typography

The Discovery of lithography
Lithography prints from a plane surface and is therefore referred to as planographic printing.

The First Power Presses
After the industrial revolution there were new concepts of tools based on new sources of power 
the first use of a power press marked the beginning of modern printing, characterized by an emphasis on production.
1814 by the Times of London

The Modern Style and the Counterrevolution (pic)
French type founding was dominated by the Didot style during the firs half of the 19th century.

Bell represents the beginning of the modern, worked later for the Glasgow foundry of Alexander Wilson and sons where Scotch Modern was produced.

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