The Sources of Jan Tschichold’s The New Typography

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The project draws on the ever-growing literature on Jan Tschichold, his 1928 book Die neue Typographie (The New Typography, TNT) and the New Typography as a manifestation of Modernism in the printed media. Design scholars have explored the international impact of TNT by looking at issues of mediation and dissemination, as well as by addressing the ways in which Tschichold’s ideas were incorporated into everyday practice. While TNT has been acclaimed as the curtain raiser of modern graphic design, the sources cited by Tschichold in it have been understudied also because of their difficult identification.

The research project reconstructed the body of bibliographical sources in an attempt to provide a better understanding of the larger cultural context of TNT. The team identified all the sources and collected them as either original or facsimile edition whereas possible or produced new replicas. They then explored their impact at the time of publication and analysed their relation to TNT.
StatusIgangværende
Effektiv start/slut dato28/09/2021 → …

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  • Designhistorie
  • Typografi
  • Modernisme