Textfield, Inc. » Robin Kinross http://www.textfield.org Textfield, Inc. — Publishing and Distribution Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:45:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 en hourly 1 God’s amateur: the writing of E.C. Large http://www.textfield.org/archive/god%e2%80%99s-amateur-the-writing-of-e-c-large/ http://www.textfield.org/archive/god%e2%80%99s-amateur-the-writing-of-e-c-large/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:39:55 +0000 Textfield http://www.textfield.org/?p=2486 Stuart Bailey and Robin Kinross, God’s amateur: the writing of E.C. Large

Stuart Bailey and Robin Kinross, God’s amateur: the writing of E.C. Large
Softcover, 96 pp., offset 3/1, 170 x 240 mm
Edition of 2000
ISBN 978-0-907259-38-1
Published by Hyphen Press

$20.00 ·

A book of and about E.C. Large, which contains a selection of his shorter writings — travel essays, reportage, reveries, reviews, critiques, autobiographical pieces — and which reveals the extent of his achievement. These show a notably exact writer, with sane no-nonsense views, and yet with great imagination. Some unpublished texts are shown in facsimile. Also here is a bibliography of his published writings (both ‘literary’ and scientific), and an essay by Stuart Bailey, which sees his work with present-day eyes.
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Modern typography: an essay in critical history http://www.textfield.org/archive/modern-typography-an-essay-in-critical-history/ http://www.textfield.org/archive/modern-typography-an-essay-in-critical-history/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:16:34 +0000 Textfield http://www.textfield.org/?p=2472 Robin Kinross, Modern typography: an essay in critical history

Robin Kinross, Modern typography: an essay in critical history
Softcover, 272 pp., offset 4/2, 125 x 210 mm
Edition of 2000
ISBN 978-0-907259-18-3
Published by Hyphen Press

$27.00 · out of stock

A brisk tour through the history of Western typography, from the time (c.1700 in France and England) when it can be said to have become ‘modern’. A spotlight is directed at different cultures in different times, to trace the developments and shifts in modern typography. Attention is given to ideas, to social context, and to technics, thus stepping over the limited and tired tropes of stylistic analysis.

This history of typography starts with the early years of the Enlightenment in Europe, around 1700. It was then that typography began to be distinct from printing. Instructional manuals were published, a record of the history of printing began to be constructed, and the direction of the printing processes was taken up by a new figure: the typographer. This starting point gives the discussion a special focus, missing from existing printing and design history. Modern typography is seen as more than just a modernism of style. Rather it is the attempt to work in the spirit of rationality, for clear and open communication. This idea is argued out in the introductory chapter.

The chapters that follow trace the history of typography up to the present moment. Different cultures and countries become the focus for the discussion, as they become significant. In the nineteenth century, Britain provides the main context for modern typography. In the twentieth century, the USA and certain continental European countries are prominent. Kinross provides concise accounts of modernist typography in Central Europe between the wars and in Switzerland in the 1950s and 1960s. Traditionalist typography in the USA, Britain, Germany and the Low Countries is also discussed sympathetically. A concluding chapter considers ‘modern typography’ in the light of the social, political and technical changes of the recent period.

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Textfield V http://www.textfield.org/archive/textfield-5/ http://www.textfield.org/archive/textfield-5/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:44:43 +0000 Textfield http://www.textfield.org/?p=623 Textfield V

Textfield V
Softcover, 128 pp., offset 4/1, 6.5 x 9.5 inches
Edition of 2500
ISSN 1934-2446
Published by Textfield

$20.00 ·

Contributors; Darren Bader, Stuart Bailey, Nina Jan Beier, Chris Bolton, Rainer Borgemeister, Binna Choi, Ryan Conder, Chris Cullens, Jason DeLeón, Thomas Eberwein, Marco Fiedler, Steve Hanson, Danielle Kays, Robin Kinross, Marc Kremers, Marie Jan Lund, Yukinori Maeda, Miltos Manetas, Emily Mast, Slobodan Milosevic, Angelos Plessas, Manuel Raeder, Achim Reichert, Rafaël Rozendaal, Eduardo Sarabia, Artur Schmal, Nanette Sullano, Gerard Unger, Amy Yao, and Cosmic Wonder.

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Andy de Fiets: Letter to Robin Kinross http://www.textfield.org/archive/letter-to-robin-kinross/ http://www.textfield.org/archive/letter-to-robin-kinross/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:13:58 +0000 Textfield http://www.textfield.org/?p=239 Paul Haworth and Sam de Groot, Andy de Fiets: Letter to Robin Kinross
Softcover, 24 pp., mimeographed black and red, 125 x 206 mm
Edition of 500
ISBN 978-94-90006-01-3
Published by True True True

$12.00 ·

22-year-old Andy de Fiets, on the verge of graduating from his graphic design studies, writes to his hero: Hyphen Press publisher Robin Kinross. Andy offers unsolicited advice, seeks much-needed guidance, and shares his thoughts on matters such as typography, The Smiths, Islamic fundamentalism, proper clothing, the homeless, dust covers. Andy spots every comma but misses every point. A delightful typographic comedy!

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