Frederic W. Goudy
- 1933 New Yorker magazine profile described Frederic as the "Glorifier of the alphabet"
- Designed 124 typefaces
- designed Books and pamphlets
- Founded 2 journals : Typographica: a pamphlet devoted to typography and letter design, also Ars Typographica
- He handset and printed many of his own books
- Proprietor of the village press in Marlborough, New York
- I AM TYPE also titled THE TYPE SPEAKS
I chose this image because is shows Goudy, hand drawing the text. Goudy was named the "Glorifier of the alphabet". The article also said that he hand set and printed many of his books, which takes alot of work. So i wanted to have a photo that somewhat captured him hard at work doing something he obviously had a passion for.
I found this image that someone used using Goudy's type to illustrate him and it was an innovative way of using his type. I think this makes you think about how creative you can be with someone else's work of art. Goudy designed his typeface most likely with the intent to have it typed out on in paragraph form. Its nice to see it in a different way, and how the different letterforms look at different angles.
This image not only shows you Goudy's typeface with the letterforms it also talks about him and the typface. The page talks about the Lanston Library having inked proof of his brass patterns, which i think is amazing. Goudy's village was replaced with the Village # 2. It also goes on to tell you about the Type Face and how it changed .
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