"Curwen Sans" - block capital titles designed by Harold Curwen for the Curwen Press, 1928
Harold Curwen, who helped spearhead the explosion of typographic talent at the family's Curwen Press had drawn an alphabet in 1912 and that he used in 1928 to cut "Curwen Sans" - a strong 'sans serif' face that the Press then used. It echoes, amongst others, Edward Johnston's 1916 "Underground" typeface and Eric Gill's "Gill Sans" - the latter under development at this date. Interesting in that when 'drawn' as an alphabet in 1912 it would have been during the period of development of 'sans serifs' such as Johnston's.
"Curwen Sans" - block capital titles designed by Harold Curwen for the Curwen Press, 1928
Harold Curwen, who helped spearhead the explosion of typographic talent at the family's Curwen Press had drawn an alphabet in 1912 and that he used in 1928 to cut "Curwen Sans" - a strong 'sans serif' face that the Press then used. It echoes, amongst others, Edward Johnston's 1916 "Underground" typeface and Eric Gill's "Gill Sans" - the latter under development at this date. Interesting in that when 'drawn' as an alphabet in 1912 it would have been during the period of development of 'sans serifs' such as Johnston's.
