…From the Histeria! series, here’s a cartoon overview of the invention of printing . . . well, actually the invention of moveable type . . . well, whatever it was that ‘Type A’ Gutenberg guy did. Found via Twitter.com/MyFonts Tweet…
…Opening April 8, 2010 at the Bayside Church in Granite Bay, CA is ‘From the Dead Sea Scrolls to the Bible in America,’ an exhibition featuring five pieces of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Also on hand will be some rare Bibles including (reportedly) an original by Gutenberg. More information here. SacBee article here. Found via Susan Poirier Tweet…
…, California. Professor Maryatt gave a talk on her Gutenberg project at TypeCon 2010; we spoke briefly after her presentation. Working with her students, they’d managed to recreate an exact (as possible) replica of an actual Gutenberg Bible page. And this project really showed how detailed (neurotic!) Gutenberg had been. One page kept an entire class busy, the cost of the type alone was in the thousands. For a bit more about the project, go…
…down, biases, ego and the lot. Is any of it even true? I just report on what I can find. If one can prove otherwise, great. Love it. Donald Sutherland IS Johannes Gutenberg! Even ‘The Father of Printing’ Johannes Gutenberg’s story is unsubstantiated. And if there ever is a movie made from the piles of oft-romanticized conjecture, I think Donald Sutherland should play Gutenberg. He seems to fit with the historical composite. With…
If you’re wondering why Type Daily says ‘since 1455’ up top . . . this historical atlas will fill in some of the blanks. After Johann Gutenberg did his thing, the technology of printing spread across Europe in just around 50 years. This interactive map from the University of Iowa charts its progress – with timeline, zoom features, trade routes, locations of paper mills and more. Also included is a briefly animated…
…I Love Typography takes a look at the holdings of the library of the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz. More than just Bibles. Article here. Tweet…
…great storehouse of vintage type and presses – which I first visited back in 1994 – will be doing live typecasting from period handmolds, running original Linotypes and more. They also have a working reproduction Gutenberg press – where one can print their own Bible page. preview Though TypeCon is next week – the museum is hosting 100 Years of Wood Type TODAY – Saturday August 14, 2010 from 10 am to 4 pm. Not a…
…A look at contemporary letterpress printing, the technology that goes back to Gutenberg. Short film by Raspberry and Jam for Cereal magazine. Tweet…
It’s interesting how celebrity works. I’ll often bring up Stephen Fry in the classroom (and mention his incredible Gutenberg documentary for the BBC) but very few students have heard of him. Then I mention Hugh Laurie and House, then draw the connection to Fry and Laurie and – just let things happen. (I also think Laurie should have played Archer on the Star Trek prequel series, but what do I know) Designer Matthew Rogers took…
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