PRINTERS DEVIL

The Life and Work of Frederic Warde. Today, the book and type designer Frederic Warde is chiefly remembered for his collaboration with Stanley Morison, designer of the Times New Roman font for his creation of the singular typeface Arrighi. A designers life played out against the boom years of the 1920s, the challenges of the Depression and the obstacles and opportunities created by his own singular, if troubles genius. Designer, typographer, publisher, printer, editor and writer, this is the only comprehensive study of this significant but elusive figure.