CLARENDON TYPEFACE

Clarendon named after Oxford ‘s Clarendon press and a pretty good example of a slab serif. Clarendon created by Robert Besley in 1845 for the Fann Street Foundry. After this success, Besley became a sheriff of the London in 1869. In 1840 commercial application of printing was increasing rapidly as the industrial revolution became the second stage of expansion. 

 

This book features the designer, type anatomy and manipulation of letterforms that exhibit the beauty of the bold and heavy strokes within the typeface. 

 

About: Self initiated project
Photoshop, and Illustrator