Giambattista, the designer a twentyeight yearold bodoni was asked to take charge of the stamperia reale, the official press of ferdinand, duke of parma, as a private printer to the court. It is believed by many that bodoni is one typeface design, but in actuality, giambattista bodoni designed over 200 fonts bearing his name. In giambattista bodoni the typeface that retained the bodoni name appeared in 1790. Bodoni is the name given to the serif typefaces first designed by giambattista bodoni in the late eighteenth century and frequently revived since. Bodonis typefaces are classified as didone or modern. The typeface that retained the bodoni name appeared in 1790. Bodoni was appointed printer to the court of parma in 1768. Bodoni is a serif typeface originally designed by giambattista bodoni in 1798. The italian font designer giambattista bodoni was born in 1740, died in 18 and designed the fonts bodoni, boderia, linotype centennial, linotype didot and. Bodoni font free by indestructible type font squirrel. Many revivals of giambattista bodonis types have been released by various foundries under the name bodoni. Purple purse by astigmatic one eye typographic institute. Godine in september 2015 this fine book goes beyond bodonis capacity as a printer. This complete reprint of giambattista bodonis manuale tipografico revives one of historys greatest typographical achievements.
He was made director of the royal printing house of the duke of parma. Inventory of types, a folio collection of 291 roman and italic typefaces, along with samples of russian, greek, and other types. His type designs were modeled after pierre simon fournier s typeface but later felt inspired by the typography of john baskerville. Official printer for the duke of parma, bodoni 174018 declared that welldesigned type derived its beauty from four principles. Show the writers almanac, ep the writers almanac sunday, february 16, 2020 feb 16, 2020. Bodoni had a long career and his designs changed and varied. Over the years a number of foundries created new versions of the typeface. Giambattista bodoni biography infos for sellers and buyers. The son of a printer, bodoni left home as a boy to go to rome, where he served an apprenticeship at the press of the congregation for the propagation of the faith, the. Giambattista bodoni, italian printer who designed several modern typefaces, one of which bears his name and is in common use today.
Under the patronage of the duke of parma, he produced stately quartos and folios with impressive title pages and luxurious margins. His books and typefaces were created during the 45 years he was the director of the fine press and publishing house of the duke of parma in italy. Bodoni may be the identify presented to your serif typefaces first made by giambattista bodoni 174018 from the late eighteenth century. Most fonts are available for desktop publishing, web and apps. Uses are tagged with this generic entry unless a specific revival is confirmed see related typefaces. The italian font designer giambattista bodoni was born in 1740, died in 18 and designed the fonts bodoni, boderia, linotype centennial, linotype didot and other fonts. Giambattista bodoni italian typographer and type designer, b. Parmigiano typographic system named after parma, the city where bodoni established his printing house has the stated ambition to be the most extensive family of fonts ever to have been inspired by giambattista bodoni. Punch cutting at the time was a hard and long task.
Giambattista bodoni 174018 was called the king of printers. He printed official documents and publications desired by the duke, in addition to projects conceived and initiated by bodoni. The bodoni font is a wellknown serif typeface series that has had a long history of interpretations by many design houses. Giambattista bodoni was an italian graphic designer and typographer. Bodoni followed the ideas of john baskerville, as found in the printing type baskervilleincreased stroke contrast reflecting developing printing technology and a more vertical. The earlier versions of bodoni were considered transitional while the later. Bodoni is a typeface designed by giambattista bodoni february 16, 1740 in saluzzo november 29, 18 in parma, an italian engraver, publisher, printer and typographer of high repute. Giambattista bodoni 174018 was called the king of printers and the bodoni font owes its creation in 1767 to his masterful cutting techniques. Bodoni was widely used, being the font of choice from. As with all of langes typefaces, he adapted this new bodoni to meet the demands of todays composing and printing technology.
During the 1790s italian publisher and typographer giambattista bodoni designed a series of serif typefaces that came to carry his name. The manuale tipografico of giambattista bodoni has been called the greatest type specimen book ever printed. Official printer for the duke of parma, giambattista bodoni 174018 declared that welldesigned type derived its beauty from four principles. Macgrew, mac, american metal typefaces of the twentieth century, oak knoll books, new castle delaware, 1993, isbn 0938768344, p. Of the many books that he produced during this period, the best known is his manuale tipografico 1788. At 18, bodoni went to rome and became a pupil of abbate ruffierei in the vatican polyglot press of the propaganda fide. Predecessors in a similar style were the typefaces of pierre simon fournier 17121768 and the didot family 16891836. The bodoni museum, named for the artisan, was opened in parma in 1963. He did away with oldstyle letters and introduced a new clear simple type the modern. Giambattista bodoni article about giambattista bodoni by. Characteristic of bodoni typeface is narrower and more condence letter forms, makes lighter typographic style to show elegance. Giambattista bodoni was born in saluzzo piemont on february 16, 1740. Vibert was one of the appointed punchcutters of the didot dynasty. Giambattista bodoni is known for creating one of the first modern serif typefaces.
Advances in printing technology during the late eighteenth. Fonts from the type designer giambattista bodoni in use. Bodoni followed the ideas of john baskerville, as found in the printing type baskerville. Helvetica was the most modern typeface vignelli liked to use, which was designed in the 1950s. Discover more of the best type, specimen, specimens, bodoni, and behance inspiration on designspiration this is a type specimen created for one of my favorite typefaces, bodoni. The results are a bodoni strictly dedicated to giambattista bodonis originals of. Bodoni is the name given to the serif typefaces first designed by giambattista bodoni. Bodoni designed several typefaces, and th e re are many modern versions of them. Typesetter in the vaticans propaganda fide printing works. Issued posthumously in 1818 at parma by bodoni s devoted widow margherita, the twovolume work contains a dazzling array of 142 roman alphabets with corresponding italics, numerous script and exotic typefaces, and a striking collection of flowers and ornaments all beautifully printed on. Try, buy and download professional fonts for desktop, web and apps. Media in category giambattista bodoni the following 20 files are in this category, out of 20 total.
Bodoni followed the ideas of john baskerville, as found in the printing type baskervilleincreased stroke contrast reflecting developing printing technology and a more vertical axisbut he took them to a more extreme conclusion. Bodoni began his career as a typesetter at the vaticans propaganda fide printing press in rome before setting up a royal press stamperia reale for the duke of parma. All 19th and early 20th century versions of bodoni can be traced back to giambattista bodoni, the pater familias of the modern rational style of typeface. Its the birthday of the printer giambattista bodoni italy, 1740, namesake of the popular typeface bodoni. Bodoni is the name given to the serif typefaces first designed by giambattista bodoni 174018 in the late eighteenth century and frequently revived since. His life and his world is the first biography in english of the incomparable type designer, punch cutter, and printer, giambattista bodoni 174018. The various font styles begin with bodonis original didone modern font in the late 1700s through to atfs american revival in. No printer was more acclaimed in his own lifetime than giambattista bodoni. Vignelli was known to favor only 12 good typefaces.
In 1768, giambattista bodoni took over leadership of the ducal printers in parma the stamperia reale. Giambattista bodoni 174018 born near turin, giambattista bodoni was the fourth son of a master printer. Bodoni typeface poster design by randy raharja typeface poster. He produced the best of what are known as modern style types, basing. A modern replica of the typeface by giambattista bodoni, the italian punchcutter and typographer of the late 18th century. Bodoni s typefaces are classified as didone or modern. He was the son of a printer and worked for a time at the press of the vatican. Bodoni was a director of printing house of duke of parma in italy. With the help of an associate he evolved the type called new face. Opentype, truetype, postscript available for mac and pc.
Giambattista bodoni 174018, late 1 8thearly 19th century, italy. He was also worked as typedesigner, compositor, publisher and printer. Bodoni marked the end of calligraphy and ushered in a new era of industrialized printing methods with modern fonts, with giambattista bodoni credited as the inventor of modern roman typefaces. What all these typefaces have in common is that they were designed for metal type, and went through a rigorous development process that took years. Maybe later on i will get into all the different versions. Giambattista bodoni start designing typefaces and type layout. The duke of parma invites bodoni to set up an run a printing works. His early types were based on those of fournier and didot, but he developed the designs to become what are now considered to be the first modern typefaces. Giambattista bodoni font designer of bodoni linotype. The designer of bodoni, giambattista bodoni, lived, two centuries later and two centuries before us. Classics such as ff din and proxima nova, or try out new typefaces like neue haas unica. Yet just as there is joy in the formal perfection of bodoni type, there are also sparks of excitement in the commercial typefaces of the late19th and 20th centuries collected in. The earlier versions of bodoni were considered transitional while the later versions fall into the modern category. Among them garamond, bodoni, century expanded, futura, and helvetica.