Frederic Goudy Quotes

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I am the voice of today, the herald of tomorrow.... I am the leaden army that conquers the world — I am type.

Frederic Goudy

When a type design is good it is not because each individual letter of the alphabet is perfect in form, but because there is a feeling of harmony and unbroken rhythm that runs through the whole design, each letter kin to every other and to all.

Frederic Goudy

Frederic Goudy

Frederic Goudy

Born: March 8, 1865

Died: May 11, 1947 (aged 82)

Bio: Frederic W. Goudy was an American printer, artist and type designer whose typefaces include Copperplate Gothic, Goudy Old Style and Kennerley.

Known for:

Typologia (1940)
The alphabet and Elements of lettering (1942)
Elements of lettering .. (1922)

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