Rosemary Sassoon
Rosemary Sassoon (born 1931) is an expert of handwriting, particularly that of children. She is the creator of the Sassoon series of typefaces.[1][2]
Early life and education
Sassoon was born in the United Kingdom.
In 1988, she earned a Ph.D. from the Department of Typography and Graphic Communication at the University of Reading in Berkshire, England.[3]
Career
Sassoon's personal papers are held in the archives of University of London's Institute of Education.[3]
Published works
- The Practical Guide to Calligraphy (Thames & Hudson) London 1982
- The Practical Guide to Lettering (Thames & Hudson) London 1986
- Creating Letterforms (Thames & Hudson)
- Practical Guide to Children's Handwriting (Hodder & Stoughton) London 1983
- Teach Yourself Better Handwriting (Hodder & Stoughton)
- Handwriting; The Way to Teach it (Paul Chapman)
- Computers and Typography (Intellect) Bristol 2002
- The Art and Science of Handwriting (Intellect)
- The Acquisition of a Second Writing System (Intellect)
- Signs Symbols and Icons (with Albertine Gaur) (Intellect) Bristol 1995
- Handwriting of the Twentieth Century (Routledge)1999
List of Sassoon fonts
- Sassoon Primary Infant
- Sassoon Primary Infant Medium
- Sassoon Primary Infant Bold
- Sassoon Primary Type
- Sassoon Primary Type Medium
- Sassoon Primary Type Bold
- Sassoon Sans
- Sassoon Sans Medium
- Sassoon Sans Bold
- Sassoon Type Sans
- Sassoon Type Sans Medium
- Sassoon Type Sans Bold
- Sassoon Italic Regular
- Sassoon Italic Medium
- Sassoon Primary Type Medium Condensed
- Sassoon Penned
- Sassoon Penned Medium
- Sassoon Penned Bold
References
- ↑ Rosemary Sassoon at identifont.com
- ↑ "Is handwriting a dying art?", Tai Pei Times, 19 February 2006.
- 1 2 Personal papers of Rosemary Sassoon, Institute of Education, University of London
Further reading
- Gerda Breuer and Julia Meer: Women in Graphic Design, Jovis/Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-86859-153-8, p. 195, 541, 543.
External links
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