William Caslon

Literary births on April 23 include William Shakespeare in 1564 (day not certain); William Caslon in 1693 (English typeface maker); and Vladimir Naboklov (1899).

Archive 2009-04-01 2009

Literary births on April 23 include William Shakespeare in 1564 (day not certain); William Caslon in 1693 (English typeface maker); and Vladimir Naboklov (1899).

April 23 is World Book and Copyright Day 2009

If we strip away the monitors, and the printing presses, and the typefaces . . . how would William Caslon have written on a post-it note?

How Would William Caslon Have Written on a Post-It Note? | clusterflock 2008

Figgins created the font when a publisher, possibly disgruntled by high production costs, abandoned the foundry of William Caslon in the middle of printing a run of Bibles.

New Type For A New Era 2008

Figure 61 shows the capital, small letter and italic forms of a type based on old Venetian models, cut by William Caslon in the early part of the eighteenth century, and ever [69] since known by his name.

Letters and Lettering A Treatise With 200 Examples Frank Chouteau Brown

After his death his foundry was purchased by William Caslon

A Short History of English Printing, 1476-1898 Henry R. Plomer 1901

Caslon the Second, died intestate on the 17th August 1778, when the business came to his son, William Caslon the Third.

A Short History of English Printing, 1476-1898 Henry R. Plomer 1901

The publication of this book marks an era in the history of English printing, for the types with which it was printed were cut by William Caslon.

A Short History of English Printing, 1476-1898 Henry R. Plomer 1901

Secondly, this is London, which boasts a great graphic design heritage: from 18th-century typeface designers like William Caslon to contemporary figures such as Peter Saville and Graphic Thought Facility.

NYT > Home Page By ALICE RAWSTHORN 2010

Secondly, this is London, which boasts a great graphic design heritage: from 18th-century typeface designers like William Caslon to contemporary figures such as Peter Saville and Graphic Thought Facility.

NYT > Home Page By ALICE RAWSTHORN 2010