Stanley Morison

Stanley Morison

Stanley Morison (6 May 1889 – 11 October 1967) was an English typographer, designer and historian of printing.

Born in Wanstead, Essex, and self-taught, having left school after his father abandoned his family, Morison became an editorial assistant on "Imprint" magazine in 1913 . As a conscientious objector he was imprisoned during the First World War, but became design supervisor at the "Pelican Press" in 1918 .

In 1922 he founded the "Fleuron Society" dedicated to typographical matters (a fleuron being a typographic flower or ornament). He edited the society's journal "The Fleuron" from 1925 to 1930 . The quality of the publication's artwork and printing was considered exceptional. From 1923 to 1925 he was a staff editor/writer for the "Penrose Annual," a graphics arts journal.

From 1923 to 1967 Morison was typographic consultant for the Monotype Corporation. In the 1920s and 1930s, his work at Monotype included research and adaptation of historic typefaces, including the revival of the Baskerville and Bembo types. He pioneered the great expansion of the company's range of typefaces and hugely influenced the field of typography to the present day.

Morison was also typographical consultant to "The Times" newspaper from 1929 to 1960 and in 1931, after having publicly criticised the paper for the poor quality of its printing, he was commissioned by the newspaper to produce a new easy-to-read typeface for the publication. "Times New Roman," the typeface Morison developed with graphic artist Victor Lardent, was first used by the newspaper in 1932 and was published by Monotype in 1933.

Morison edited the "History of the Times" from 1935 to 1952 and was editor of the "Times Literary Supplement" between 1945 and 1948 . He was a member of the editorial board of "Encyclopædia Britannica" from 1961 until his death in 1967 in London.

Other typefaces designed by Morison for the Monotype Corporation include "Blado" (1923) and "Bembo" (1929).

elected publications

* "Four centuries of Fine Printing; Two Hundred and Seventy-two Examples of the Work of Presses Established Between 1465 and 1924", 1924
* "Type Designs of the Past and Present", 1926
* "The Typographic Book, 1450-1935: A Study of Fine Typography Through Five Centuries"
* "Calligraphy 1535-1885: A collection of seventy-two writing-books and specimens from the Italian, French, Low Countries and Spanish schools"
* "First Principles of Typography", 1936
* "Letterforms ", 1968
* "A Tally of Types"
* "On Type Designs Past and Present: A Brief Introduction", 1962
* "Politics and Script", 1972

ee also

* List of AIGA medalists

External links

* [http://www.linotype.com/7-510-7/stanleymorison.html Linotype > Font Designers > Stanley Morison]
* [http://www.the-old-school.demon.co.uk/osppic/bookjohnfelldetail.htm Stanley Morison's book on John Fell] (reprint) for sale at the [http://www.theoldschoolpress.com/ Old School Press]
* [http://www.typolis.de/version1/engl/ftimes.htm Short entry on Morison and Times New Roman font] ; [http://www.typolis.de/version1/engl/smtimes.htm font specimen] ; and * [http://www.typolis.de/version1/bild/moriso.jpgpicture of Morison] at "Typolis"
* [http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/linotype/times-roman/familytree.html Myfonts.com - Information regarding the Times Family]


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