Typographically Speaking
A complete listing of the articles written by ASL for his “Typographically Speaking” column appearing nearly monthly in the pages of the trade journal Printing Impressions.
| DATE | TITLE |
|---|---|
| 1966, 07 July | Typographically Speaking |
| 1966, 08 August | Type Specimen Book Challenge |
| 1966, 09 September | The Problem of Nomenclature |
| 1966, 10 October | How Many Type Categories? |
| 1966, 11 November | Let Us Standardize! |
| 1966, 12 December | A New System for Type Categories |
| 1967, 01 January | Revivals Follow Revivals in Type |
| 1967, 02 February | Anatomy of a Type—1: Cloister Old Style |
| 1967, 03 March | He Extended Typographic Horizons |
| 1967, 04 April | Swiss Type May Be the "New Typography" |
| 1967, 05 May | Anatomy of a Type—2: Garamond |
| 1967, 06 June | Anatomy of Type Faces: Variations of Garamond |
| 1967, 07 July | Asymetric Typography |
| 1967, 08 August | Typographic Trends Of the Fifty Books |
| 1967, 09 September | Anatomy of a Type—3: Caslon Part I |
| 1967, 10 October | Anatomy of a Type—3: Caslon Part II |
| 1967, 11 November | Trends in Typography: Gothics Lose Ground |
| 1967, 12 December | Stanley Morison: Significant Historian |
| 1968, 01 January | Back to Fundamentals Of Typography |
| 1968, 02 February | John Baskerville: The Anatomy Of a Type |
| 1968, 03 March | John Baskerville: The Anatomy Of a Type Part II |
| 1968, 04 April | Artist, Printer And Book Designer |
| 1968, 05 May | Fads, Trends, Ages—A View of Typography |
| 1968, 06 June | Nonappreciation of Good Book Design |
| 1968, 07 July | Bodoni—The Anatomy Of a Type Part I |
| 1968, 08 August | Bodoni—The Anatomy Of a Type Part II |
| 1968, 09 September | When a Student Designs a Typeface |
| 1968, 10 October | Is There an Art To Spacing? |
| 1968, 11-November | Skill in Spacing Acquired by Experience |
| 1968, 12 December | Anatomy of a Type—Franklin Gothic |
| 1969, 01 January | New Technology And Typesetting |
| 1969, 02 February | Popularity Lives On For Goudy Style |
| 1969, 03 March | Typographer's View Of Phototypesetting |
| 1969, 04 April | Old Stand-By Faces Outlive the Trends |
| 1969, 05 May | Anatomy of a Type: Futura |
| 1969, 06 June | Anatomy of a Type—Futura (Part II) |
| 1969, 07 July | Origin of the Serif: A New Theory |
| 1969, 08 August | When Bookmen Got the Needle |
| 1969, 09 September | More of Dwiggins And Trade Books |
| 1969, 10 October | Anatomy of a Type: American Uncial |
| 1969, 11 November | Beatrice Warde—Graphic Arts Champion |
| 1969, 12 December | Rejection and Support Of Ornamented Types |
| 1970, 01 January | Anatomy of a Type—Times Roman |
| 1970, 02 February | Wood Type—Story Of Printers' Craft |
| 1970, 03 March | The Book Designer Who Was Bruce Rogers |
| 1970, 04 April | The Book Designer Who Was Bruce Rogers Part II |
| 1970, 05 May | The Book Designer Who Was Bruce Rogers Part III |
| 1970, 06 June | The Story of Roman Without Serifs |
| 1970, 07 July | The Future Belongs To The Skilled |
| 1970, 08 August | Motivating Force for Better Books |
| 1970, 09 September | The Discouraging Lot Of The Type Designer |
| 1970, 10 October | Anatomy of a Type: Caledonia |
| 1970, 11 November | Two Reprints Every Typographer Will Want |
| 1970, 12 December | A Nostalgic Look At Past Enthusiasms |
| 1971, 01 January | New Type Service Aids the Designer |
| 1971, 02 February | Variety vs. Standards In Display Type Design |
| 1971, 03 March | Anatomy of a Type: Cheltenham |
| 1971, 04 April | The Prolific Career Of Morris Benton |
| 1971, 05 May | The Special Lore Of Composing Sticks |
| 1971, 06 June | Will Growth in Technology Mean Growth in Standards? |
| 1971, 07 July | Anatomy of a Type—Bembo |
| 1971, 08 August | Fifty Books of the Year As Standard of Excellence |
| 1971, 09 September | The Rising Influence of International ATypI |
| 1971, 10 October | International Typographic Group Reports Progress |
| 1971, 11 November | Anatomy of a Type—Caslon Antique |
| 1972, 01 January | Printer as Historian: The Story of D.B. Updike |
| 1972, 02 February | Are We in for Another Type Design Jazz Age? |
| 1972, 03 March | The Hobby of Collecting Type Specimen Books |
| 1972, 04 April | Anatomy of a Type—Bookman |
| 1972, 05 May | The Welter of Names For the Profusion of Types |
| 1972, 06 June | The Empirical Foundation Of the Typographic Art |
| 1972, 07 July | The Purpose of Serifs In Making Words Legible |
| 1972, 08 August | Anatomy of a Type—Bulmer |
| 1972, 09 September | Do We Need New Guidelines For Graphic Arts Shows? |
| 1972, 10 October | Will Typographic Art Surrender to Technics? |
| 1972, 11 November | Will Changing Typography Be Hurt by Excesses? |
| 1972, 12 December | Talk May Lead to Action To Cope with Plagiarism |
| 1973, 01 January | Anatomy of a Type: Goudy Oldstyle |
| 1973, 02 February | The Uncertain Future Of Typographic Values |
| 1973, 03 March | The Uncertain Future Of Typographic Values Part 2 |
| 1973, 04 April | Anatomy of a Type: Souvenir |
| 1973, 05 May | Will Good Typography Survive Photography? |
| 1973, 06 June | An Issue of the Past: Type Without Serifs |
| 1973, 07 July | Time for a Change In Sans Serif Types? |
| 1973, 08 August | Anatomy of a Type: Newspaper Types |
| 1973, 09 September | Anatomy of a Type—Newspaper Types (2) |
| 1973, 10 October | The Grabhorn Era—Fine Printing In the Far West |
| 1973, 11 November | A Few Reflections On a Man Named Alfred A. Knopf |
| 1973, 12 December | William A. Dwiggins: Master of Typography And Type Design |
| 1974, 01 January | Anatomy of A Type—Arrighi (Part I) |
| 1974, 02 February | Anatomy of A Type—Arrighi (Part II) |
| 1974, 03 March | New Display Types: A Modern Story With an Old Theme |
| 1974, 04 April | Book Types Largely Ignored in Current Flurry of New Design |
| 1974, 05 May | The Uncertain Background of Type Cases |
| 1974, 07 July | Typographic Trends As Highlighted in the 50-Books Show |
| 1974, 08 August | Anatomy of a Type: Kennerly Old Style |
| 1974, 10 October | William Morris: Crusader For Craftsmanship |
| 1974, 11 November | Facing Up to the Computer As a Typographic Tyrant |
| 1974, 12 December | Anatomy of a Type: Janson—Part 1 |
| 1975, 01 January | Anatomy of a Type: Janson—Part 2 |
| 1975, 04 April | Will New Type Designs Ever Get Protection? |
| 1975, 05 May | Past Controversies Won No Type Design Protection |
| 1975, 07 July | Why Type Design Protection Problems Must Be Solved |
| 1975, 08 August | Anatomy of a Type: Bill Dwiggins' Experimental Sans Serif—1 |
| 1975, 09 September | Bill Dwiggins' Experimental Sans Serif—2 |
| 1975, 11 November | Anatomy of a Type: Bill Dwiggins' Experimental Sans Serif—3 |
| 1976, 01 January | Limited Knowledge of 19th Century Printing Spurs Interest in the Industry's History |
| 1976, 03 March | Printers and Their Types in the Colonial Period |
| 1976, 04 April | Time for a Comeback Of Traditional Typography? |
| 1976, 05 May | It's Time To Bring Back The Colophon |
| 1976, 06 June | The Erosion Of Foundry Typefaces |
| 1976, 08 August | A New Type Design Introduced By Zapf |
| 1976, 10 October | Anatomy Of a Type: Goudy Thirty—I |
| 1976, 12 December | Anatomy Of a Type: Goudy Thirty—II |
| 1977, 01 January | Anatomy Of a Type: Goudy Thirty—III |
| 1977, 02 February | The Quality Dilemma of Book Printing |
| 1977, 03 March | Phototypesetting: Will It Speed Our Conversion From pts. to mm.? |
| 1977, 04 April | Private Press: Printers Who Never Say Die |
| 1977, 05 May | The Press of the Nightowl: Why It's a Credit to Its Kind |
| 1977, 06 June | Anatomy of a Type: Della Robbia |
| 1977, 08 August | Fifty Books Exhibition to Recognize Design Diversity |
| 1977, 09 September | The Discovery Of Crockers' Long Forgotten Printer's Manual |
| 1977, 10 October | Joseph Blumenthal, Fine Printer—Part 1 |
| 1977, 11 November | Joseph Blumenthal, Fine Printer—Part 2 |
| 1977, 12 December | Trade Books Scarce in AIGA Expanded Fifty Books Exhibition |
| 1978, 01 January | No Great Changes Seen in Selection Of Book Typefaces In AIGA Show |
| 1978, 02 February | Anatomy Of a Type: Parsons |
| 1978, 03 March | Reissue of an Outstanding and Beautiful Book: "Typologia" |
| 1978, 04 April | Computer-Set "Widows" Are Masterpieces Of "Widow-ry" |
| 1978, 05 May | Today's Training Won't Produce Typesetters for Fine Printing |
| 1978, 07 July | Anatomy Of a Type: Granjon—Part 1 |
| 1978, 09 September | Anatomy Of a Type: Granjon—Part 2 |
| 1978, 10 October | Revivals Are Fine If They Bring Back the Really Best of the Past |
| 1978, 11 November | "The American Printer" Appears Once More After Its 18th Edition |
| 1978, 12 December | A Few Comments on the Life of Mardersteig, Part 1 |
| 1979, 02 February | A Few Comments on the Life of Mardersteig, Part 2 |
| 1979, 03 March | A New Release Of Dingbats Stirs the Dust Of Printer Lore |
| 1979, 04 April | Moxon Still Lives in Yet Another Edition Of His Work |
| 1979, 05 May | Anatomy Of a Type: Bell—Part 1 |
| 1979, 07 July | Anatomy Of a Type: Bell—Part 2 |
| 1979, 08 August | Really Good Types Never Die; Are in Markets To Be Reissued |
| 1979, 09 September | Are New Changes in Printing Language Always For the Better? |
| 1979, 10 October | Oxford, a Fine Roman by Our 1st Successful Type Foundry |
| 1979, 11 November | Oxford, a Fine Roman by Our 1st Successful Type Foundry—Part 2 |
| 1979, 12 December | Oxford, a Fine Roman by Our 1st Successful Type Foundry—Part 3 |
| 1980, 02 February | Does the Morison-Updike Correspondence Tell Too Much? |
| 1980, 03 March | Rollins: Master Printer in the Best Tradition Of His Craft |
| 1980, 04 April | The Needling Of an Industry By Designer W.A. Dwiggins |
| 1980, 05 May | Anatomy Of a Type: Centaur—Part 1 |
| 1980, 07 July | Anatomy Of a Type: Centaur—Part 2 |
| 1980, 08 August | T.M. Cleland: Outstanding American Typographer |
| 1980, 09 September | T.M. Cleland: Outstanding American Typographer—II |
| 1980, 10 October | Bruce Rogers: Top "Artificer Of the Book Of All Time" |
| 1981, 02 February | Anatomy Of a Type: Zapf Chancery—Part 1 |
| 1981, 03 March | Anatomy Of a Type: Zapf Chancery—Part 2 |
| 1981, 05 May | Fine Printing: Can Our Present Phototypesetting Produce It? |
| 1981, 07 July | Machines Need Not Cause Poor Craftsmanship In Typography |
| 1981, 08 August | This Was Updike, Eminent Historian Of Printing Types—Part 1 |
| 1981, 09 September | This Was Updike, Eminent Historian Of Printing Types—Part 2 |
| 1981, 10 October | Anatomy Of a Type: Century—Part 1 |
| 1981, 12 December | Anatomy Of a Type: Century—Part 2 |
| 1982, 01 January | Anatomy Of a Type: Century—Part 3 |
| 1982, 05 May | Designing Type Is Still an Art, Computerization Notwithstanding |
| 1982, 09 September | R.F. Da Boll: Rich Influence On the Course Of Calligraphy |
| 1982, 10 October | Older Faces Hold Their Own In One Current Mag's Ads |
| 1983, 09 September | Anatomy of a Typeface: The Ascent of Scotch Roman |
| 1984, 02 February | Anatomy of a Typeface: The Ascent of Scotch Roman (continued) |
| 1984, 08 August | The last issue in which ASL is listed under "Contributing Editors and Writers." |