Dutch Type

by Jan Middendorp, Bart de Haas (Illustrator), Peer Verheul (Illustrator)

In Dutch Type, Jan Middendorp presents a comprehensive overview of type design and lettering in the Netherlands, tracing its origins through type designers and lettering artists from the 15th to the 20th centuries. Partly based on interviews, the book also offers insight into the motives and methods of the first generations of digital type designers, featuring published and unpublished typefaces as well as sketches, studies, and samples of lettering work. While the quest for quality and innovation has remained constant, it makes clear that the advent of desktop type has opened up the discipline to a more spontaneous, inventive, and democratic approach.

Genres: Design

320 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 2004

About the author

Jan Middendorp is een voormalig Nederlands politicus. Hij studeerde Geologie aan de Vrije Universiteit en daarna ook Economie aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam en werkte 15 jaar als bankier bij o.a. Rothschild en ABN AMRO waarvan zeven jaar in India en Engeland.
Van maart 2017 tot maart 2021 maakte hij deel uit van de Tweede Kamer.

Reviews

[Susu · Rating 5 out of 5]

From van den Keere, Elsevier, van Dijk - via the Art Deco Lettering - through to Luc de Groot and Typotheque: Something for the typography aficionados

[Dave Lawrence · Rating 5 out of 5]

Do you want to know why the Dutch have been the top typedesigners for the last 300 years? Read this book.

Do you want to get design inspiration (whether you be graphic, type, or any other designer)? Read this book.

Do you want to understand what makes a well shaped letter? Read this book.

Do you want to see how different artistic mentalities and thinking styles have shaped the outputs of great artists and designers? Read this book.

Our visual language has been shaped by these designers. Reading this book, you will now know how.

[Andrea Duquette]

Wonderful