The Type Archive

Pleased to announce this exhibition about Type Archive founder Sue Shaw. From her early career in publishing, to setting up her own imprint producing books of the highest standards, and her instrumental role in establishing the Type Archive, Sue’s achievements were plentiful.

‘In the Print Shop’ by the late Peter Campbell lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/…

‘Type Archived’ is now fully funded – thank you! HUGE thanks to everyone who has supported the project and all those who helped spread the word.

A beautiful book featuring the treasures of the Type Archive’s collections is in the works. ‘Type Archived’ traces the origins of typography through the physical tools, objects and machinery that made the printed word possible. Pledge for your copy tinyurl.com/mry4nvdt

The Type Archive’s collections held materials to make printing types for most languages of the world. Examples pictured: ‘Ethiopic’ (Ge’ez) punch, Devanagari pattern, Tamil wood letter and Cyrillic button bank. ‘Type Archived’ is now 78% funded tinyurl.com/mry4nvdt

This wasn’t new territory for Phil, who had visited Robert DeLittle’s wood letter factory in the mid-1970s. These photos were commissioned John McConnell of Face Photosetting for a small booklet announcing the licensing of some of DeLittle’s fonts. tinyurl.com/mry4nvdt

It was a privilege that Philip Sayer, whose photography I’ve admired for years, agreed to document the Type Archive before its closure. His rich images really capture the atmosphere and are a huge asset to the book. ‘Type Archived’ 70% funded @voldotco tinyurl.com/mry4nvdt

@Tipoteca Grazie mille!

A very nice project going on here! Let's make it happen.

The Type Archive was a complicated place but it was a simple observation from a guest that inspired the organisation of the book’s contents. He commented that it was interesting to see how many materials a letter design passed through on its journey to the printed page.

Remembering Sue Shaw, founder and formidable driving force of @thetypearchive, on what would have been her 90th birthday. Much missed!🖤 theguardian.com/books/2020/jul…

We're getting ready for next week's Wayzgoose! We'll be joined by @Carpathian_Type @LymeBayPress @VisComAUB @thetypearchive @brit_print_soc and more on Sunday 22nd May. sbf.org.uk/whats-on/view/…

@typeoff The DeLittle pantograph in our collection can cut two blocks simultaneously at different scales

Wait. Was this normal? Gebr. Klingspor had a wood-type pantograph that engraved three copies of a pattern at once. (Snapshot of the exhibition catalog from Beyond the Archive: Von der Gießerei zum Klingspor Type Archive.)

Had a look around the amazing Type Archive this morning.

Event announcement! 📣 Join author and art historian Willem-Jan Verlinden discussion of #vangogh's formative time in London, including a rare visit to the Type Archive @thetypearchive a collection that spans 600 years of printing history. Saturday 9th Oct, book via link in bio!

Looking forward to working with @DutchLiterature #newdutchwriting! Planning a great event with our neighbours @thetypearchive early October.... Keep your eyes and ears peeled.

Great to visit @thetypearchive again after so long! 💙

The American Typefounding Fellowship (ATF) Conference 2021 is being held online this weekend (31 July–1 August) and includes a presentation on Monotype Punchcutting at the Type Archive by @richardardagh See americantypecastingfellowship.org for more info and registration

Some details from Hungry Dutch, a beautifully produced publication by Russell Maret documenting the creation of a new typeface for Monotype composition casting undertaken by the Type Archive team. Available from @oakknollbooks