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I am a postdoctoral research assistant on the three-year research project 'Women in type: a social history of women’s role in type-drawing offices, 1910–90' at the Department of Typography & Graphic Communication, University of Reading. The project is funded by the Leverhulme Trust, is led by Professor Fiona Ross and includes Dr. Alice Savoie. For further details, see our blog www.women-in-type.com Prior to this,... moreI am a postdoctoral research assistant on the three-year research project 'Women in type: a social history of women’s role in type-drawing offices, 1910–90' at the Department of Typography & Graphic Communication, University of Reading. The project is funded by the Leverhulme Trust, is led by Professor Fiona Ross and includes Dr. Alice Savoie. For further details, see our blog www.women-in-type.com
Prior to this, I received my PhD at the University of Reading with a thesis entitled 'Linotype's design of new Greek typefaces for photocomposition in the Greek printing market, 1970-1980'. The thesis drew on original archival research as well as interviews in Greece, the U.K. and the U.S. in order to build a reliable picture of the design and manufacture of the typefaces, and examine the circumstances under which they were commissioned.
I also hold a BA (Hons) in Graphic Design from Camberwell College of Arts, and MA in Graphic Design from the Royal College of Art, and an MA (Res) in Typography & Graphic Communication from the University of Reading.
As a practising graphic designer, I have extensive experience in the private as well as public sector with an emphasis in branding, typography and the design of a wide range of publications. edit
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This thesis explores Linotype’s design of new Greek typefaces for photocomposition in the Greek printing market between 1970 and 1980. The thesis draws on original archival research and interviews in Greece, the U.K. and the U.S. in order... more
This thesis explores Linotype’s design of new Greek typefaces for photocomposition in the Greek printing market between 1970 and 1980. The thesis draws on original archival research and interviews in Greece, the U.K. and the U.S. in order to build a reliable picture of the design and manufacture of the typefaces. Specifically, it seeks to establish: the reasons that prompted Linotype to embark on a programme of Greek type design; whether this design work constituted a programme, and if so how it came about; the role of the Athens Publishing Center in facilitating Linotype’s efforts to enter the nascent photocomposition market; and which typefaces were developed, and their design process discovered through the documentary evidence of the people who contributed to their design and manufacture. The collaboration of Linotype staff, whose combined expertise included type design, printing technology and business, with their local agent and their clients lies at the heart of this research ...