Stanley Morison

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1889 – 1967

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Who was Stanley Morison?

Stanley Morison was a British typographer, designer and historian of printing. He was one of the most influential type-designers of the 20th century, having designed the Times New Roman typeface and several historical revivals for the Monotype Corporation.

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  • Type design moves at the pace of the most conservative reader. The good type-designer therefore realizes that, for a new fount to be successful, it has to be so good that only very few recognize its novelty.

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Born
May 6, 1889
Wanstead
Died
Oct 11, 1967
London

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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