Titans of Type profiles history’s most influential type designers by examining their lives, careers, and impact. The host studies these figures to draw practical lessons that listeners can apply to their own creative work. The show frames type design within the broader history of graphic design and printing, using biography to make key concepts more memorable.
Episodes
Trailer: What is Titans of Type?
Befriend history's most influential type designers.
#6 William Morris (Golden Type & The Kelmscott Press)
What I learned from studying William Morris: his life, career, and influences.William Morris was one of the most significant designers of the 19th century, with an influence that is very much still alive today. He was a renaissance man of many skills, including masterful works of poetry and novels, translating ancient mythology, embroidery, tapestry, furniture, carpets, stained glass, tiles, texti
#5 Stanley Morison (Times New Roman)
What I learned from reading Stanley Morison, His Typographic Achievement."Two men stand out as the most powerful influences on 20th-century typorraphy: Stanley Morison, who died in 1967, and Jan Tschichold." -Jan TschicholdStanley Morison was a typographical authority, lecturing at the University of Oxford and the Royal College of Art. He was also the author of countless works, friend to
#4 Morris Fuller Benton (Franklin Gothic)
What I learned from reading The Bentons: How an American Father and Son Changed the Printing Industry.Morris Fuller Benton was the most secretive type designer in the world, and while having designed over 200 different typefaces, is not widely known. Join me in this conversation as we study the life, work, and influences of Morris Fuller Benton and his father, Linn Boyd. ---(2:24) Rolls-Royce:
#3 Frederic Goudy (Copperplate Gothic)
What I learned from reading Frederic GoudyFrederic Goudy was the most famous type designer in the world, the designer of over 100 different typefaces, the author of a number of published works, and a public lecturer and teacher. Join me in this conversation as we study the life, work, and influences of Frederic Goudy. ---(2:52) "Why Designers Can't Think" by Michael Bierut(5:36)
#2 Paul Renner (Futura)
What I learned from reading Paul Renner, The Art of TypographyPaul Renner was the designer of the Futura typeface, the author of over 120 published works, and a public lecturer and teacher. Join me in this conversation as we study the life, work, and influences of Paul Renner. ---(3:15) Renner's intersection with Jan Tschichold in episode 1(12:44) Michael Bierut, Seventy-Nine Essays on Design
#1 Jan Tschichold (The New Typography, Die Neue Typographie)
What I learned from reading Jan Tschichold, Master Typographer: His Life, Work, and LegacyJan Tschichold was the author of Die Neue Typography (The New Typography), the the designer of a number of typefaces (including Sabon, Transit, Zeus and others) and a public lecturer and teacher. Join me in this conversation as we study the life, work, and influences of Jan Tschichold. ---(1:33) Call Sign Cha
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