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A Graphic Renaissance PDF - ANM102 History of Graphic and Web ...

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CHAPTER SEVEN<strong>Renaissance</strong> <strong>Graphic</strong> DesignHISTORY OF GRAPHIC & WEB DESIGNVenice, Italy, the center <strong>of</strong> commerce<strong>and</strong> trade between Europe <strong>and</strong> otherEastern Mediterranean nations, led theway in Italian typographic book design.Nicholas Jensen is noted as one <strong>of</strong>history’s greatest typeface designers.Throughout his career, he designed<strong>and</strong> published 150 books as well asoutst<strong>and</strong>ing Greek <strong>and</strong> Gothic fonts.Jensen, as well as other early printersdesigned trademarks to identify theirbooks, leading the way to logo designas an art form.http://typography timeline.html20

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