MA Typeface Design at the University of Reading

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Work from the 2005 class

Download PDF specimens of the typefaces, Reflection on Practice essays on the development of the typefaces, and contact the designers. Read more about the course at the Department of Typography and Graphic Communication website.

Typeface preview: Xplor
Michael Ives (UK)   email   web 
Xplor   specimen 

Typeface preview: Cimarron
Ben Kiel (USA)   email   web 
Cimarron   specimen   RoP 

Typeface preview: Athelas
José Scaglione (Argentina)   email   web 
Athelas   specimen   published by TypeTogether

Group specimen

Download the 2005 group specimen (832 KB)

Typeface preview: Calouste
Miguel Sousa (Portugal/USA)   web 
Calouste   specimen   RoP 

Typeface preview: Ficus
Malou Verlomme (France)   web 
Ficus  

Thanks!

We would all like to thank the tutors and staff of the Department of Typography & Graphic Communication, University of Reading, especially Martin Andrews, Gerry Leonidas, James Mosley, Fiona Ross, Michael Twyman, and Gerard Unger. Cheers to guest lecturers John Downer, Victor Gaultney, John Hudson, Lawrence Penney, Thomas Phinney, Jean-François Porchez, and Richard Southall. For making us look good in print, thanks to the D&P Unit. To our department chef, Virginie Will, many thanks.

Additionally, Miguel Sousa would like to thank the Serviço de Belas Artes of Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal.

Typeface designs © the respective authors, 2000–2012.
Website design and production © David Březina, 2007–2010.
The typeface used in the headline is Ronnia by TypeTogether.
Last update: 12 November 2012 — RSS feed