Edward Johnston

Edward Johnston

Edward Johnston CBE (11 February 1872 – 26 November 1944), was a British craftsman who is credited with the revival of the broad edged pen as a writing tool, a particular form of calligraphy. He was born in San José, Uruguay. [cite web|title=Font Designer - Edward Johnston|publisher=Linotype GmbH|url=http://www.linotype.com/733/edwardjohnston.html|accessdate=2007-11-05] Johnston started teaching at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London's Southampton Row, where he influenced the typeface designer and sculptor Eric Gill. Then he moved on to the Royal College of Art and many students were inspired by his teachings.

He is most famous for designing the sans-serif Johnston typeface that is used throughout the London Underground system as well as the famous roundel logo used throughout the system.

He has also been credited for reviving the art of modern penmanship and lettering single-handedly through his books and teachings. Johnston also devised the simply crafted round calligraphic handwriting style, written with a broad pen, known as the foundational hand.

In 1921, students of Johnston founded the Society of Scribes & Illuminators (SSI), probably the world's foremost calligraphy society.

Publications

* cite book
first = Edward
last = Johnston
authorlink =
coauthors =
year = 1995
month =
title = Writing & Illuminating & Lettering
chapter =
editor =
others =
edition =
pages = 480 pp
publisher = Dover Publications
location =
id = ISBN 0-486-28534-0
url =
* cite book
first = Edward
last = Johnston
authorlink =
coauthors =
year = 1986
month =
title = Lessons in Formal Writing
chapter =
editor =
others =
edition =
pages = 243 pp
publisher = Taplinger Publishing Company
location =
id = ISBN 0-8008-4642-7
url =
* cite book
first = Edward
last = Johnston
authorlink =
coauthors =
year = 1990
month =
title = Decoration and Its Uses
chapter =
editor =
others =
edition =
pages = 64 pp
publisher = Tenspeed
location =
id = ISBN 0-89815-401-4
url =

Notes

External links

* [http://www.ejf.org.uk/ The Legacy of Edward Johnston ] at www.ejf.org.uk The Edward Johnston Foundation
* [http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/portrait.asp?search=ss&sText=Edward+Johnston&LinkID=mp02447&rNo=0&role=sit National Portrait Gallery] Edward Johnston, 1937
* Example of condensed form Johnston font used on a bus blind
* [http://vads.ahds.ac.uk/results.php?cmd=search&words=%22edward+johnston%22&mode=boolean&submit.x=8&submit.y=11&submit=submit Edward Johnston Collection] held by the Crafts Study Centre and hosted online by the [http://vads.ahds.ac.uk/index.php Visual Arts Data Service (VADS)]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Edward Johnston — en 1902 Caractères de Johnston Sans …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Edward Johnston — (* 11. Februar 1872 in San José, Uruguay; † 26. November 1944 in Ditchling, Sussex, England), war ein britischer Lehrer der Kalligrafie, der einen großen Einfluss auf die Entwicklung der Kalligrafie und Typografie des 20. Jahrhunderts hatte.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Edward Johnston (disambiguation) — Edward Johnston may refer to: * Edward Johnston, British scholar credited with the revival of calligraphy; * Edward Johnston (politician), widely known as Bertie Johnston, Western Australian MLA and Australian Senator; * Edward Johnston (soldier) …   Wikipedia

  • Edward Johnston Alexander — (* 31. Juli 1901 in Asheville, North Carolina; † 1985) war ein US amerikanischer Botaniker. Sein offizielles botanisches Autorenkürzel lautet „Alexander“. Er war am New York Botanical Garden tätig. Sein Spezialgebiet waren die Kakteengewächse… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Edward Johnston (politician) — Edward Bertram Johnston (11 January 1880–6 September 1942), known as Bertie Johnston, was the Western Australian Legislative Assembly member for Williams Narrogin from 1911 to 1928, and a Senator from 1929 until 1942. His resignation from the… …   Wikipedia

  • Charles Edward Johnston — Member of Parliament In office 1935–1958 Preceded by Edward Joseph Garland Succeeded by Eldon Woolliams Constituency Bow River …   Wikipedia

  • Johnston (typeface) — Johnston Category Sans serif Classification Humanist Designer(s) Edward Johnston, Eric Gill …   Wikipedia

  • Johnston — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Abby Johnston (* 1989), US amerikanische Wasserspringerin Albert S. Johnston (1803–1862), General der Konföderierten während der Sezessionskriege Alexander Keith Johnston (1804–1871), schottischer Geograph …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Edward Joseph Garland — Edward Joseph Ted Garland (born: March 16, 1885 Dublin, Ireland died: 1974) was a farmer, diplomat and a Canadian federal politician.Political careerGarland was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1921 Canadian federal election… …   Wikipedia

  • Edward Alexander — ist der Name folgender Personen: Edward Johnston Alexander (1901–1985), US amerikanischer Botaniker Edward Porter Alexander (1835–1910), Brigadegeneral der Konföderierten im Sezessionskrieg Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklär …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”