Justin Howes Explained
Justin Howes (1963–2005) was a British historian of printing and lettering.[1] [2] [3]
Howes was a curator of the Type Museum of London and wrote on the work of Edward Johnston and William Caslon; his book Johnston's Underground Type on the Johnston lettering commissioned and used by London Underground and its predecessors remains the standard work on the topic.[4] [5] [6] He also worked as a book and font designer and was working on a PhD at the time of his death.[7] [8]
The St Bride Foundation holds the annual Justin Howes Memorial Lecture at which scholars and practitioners of typography are invited to present a talk.
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Notes and References
- Web site: Nicolas. Barker. Nicolas Barker. Justin Howes: Historian of typography. The Independent. 8 October 2011. 4 September 2016.
- Web site: Gruendler. Shelley. Justin Howes. Typographica. 4 September 2016.
- Web site: Mosley. James. James Mosley. The Nymph and the Grot: an update. Typefoundry blog. 12 December 2015.
- Web site: Kinross. Robin. Robin Kinross. Justin Howes. The Guardian. 5 May 2005. 4 September 2016.
- Howes. Justin. Caslon's punches and matrices. Matrix. 2000. 20. 1–7.
- Howes. Justin. The Compleat Caslon. Matrix. 35–40.
- Web site: Howes. Justin. Welcome to H. W. Caslon and Company Limited. https://web.archive.org/web/20040920073520/http://www.hwcaslon.com:80/. dead. 20 September 2004. H. W. Caslon and Company Limited (Archive image from 2004). 2 November 2017.
- Web site: Howes. Justin. Mosley. James. Chartres. Richard. A to Z of Founder's London: A showing and synopsis of ITC Founder's Caslon. https://web.archive.org/web/20051101010725/http://stbride.org/friends/publications/gazette.pdf. dead. 1 November 2005. Friends of the St. Bride's Printing Library. St Bride Library. 28 September 2017.
