Regular followers of the blog know that I often write about talks or lectures that I think might be an interest to readers of this blog and this is just one of those events...
This year's Beatrice Warde Memorial Lecture is being delivered by Nicolas Barker at the St Bride Foundation.
Renowned as ‘The First Lady of Typography’, Nicolas first met Beatrice in the late 1940s. He describes her as a force of nature, and an enthusiast for printing and printers of all types. She wrote several works on the subject, especially supporting British Typographer Stanley Morison. Warde was the best ever sales-person for Monotype, its products and users; and she was known, indeed a by-word, throughout the world of printing and design.
As a lone female voice in the male-dominated printing Industry, her success and popularity challenged the idea that being male was a prerequisite for a prosperous career in printing. According to Nicolas, her book, 'The Crystal Goblet' is the best guide to typographic design ever written.
You can read more about the talk
HERE
It is both on Zoom and in person, so you don't have to be in London or the South East.
The talk is this Thursday -10 November 2022 St Bride Foundation and Online via Zoom In-person time (GMT): Doors/bar: 18:15 Talk: 19:00-20:30 In-person tickets: £8, £10, £12. Online time (GMT): 19:00-20:30 Online tickets: £3, £5 Book tickets
HERE Posted by Justin Hobson 08.11.2022
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