Paul Barnes
Recent articles by Paul Barnes
James Mosley: A life in objects
Issue 90, Summer 2015
Through his ideas, collecting and dogged research, the former St Bride librarian has shown that…
Modernism and monograms
Issue 68, Summer 2008
Both artisan and art director, Hermann Eidenbenz was a subtle master of Swiss design.
Deep in the archives
Issue 75, Spring 2010
Contemporary type designers Christian Schwartz and Paul Barnes select some historical type specimens…
Recent blog posts by Paul Barnes
Type Tuesday
13 December 2011
Christian Schwartz and Paul Barnes deep in the archives: Wilson, 1789
Some typefaces defy the classification of time and place. Wilson’s Roman of 1789 is a perfect example; it has features of an old style and a transitional, but it looks neither like a Caslon, nor a Baskerville.