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| | CASLON - Online Information article about CASLON |
 | | His son, William Caslon (1720-1778), who had been partner with his See also: | | | CASLON, the name of a famous See also: | | | 1130-C. William Caslon (1692-1766), the first of the name, was See also: |
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http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/CAR_CAU/CASLON.html
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| | William Caslon - definition of William Caslon in Encyclopedia |
| | Caslon typefaces were very popular and used for many important printed works, including the first printed version of the Declaration of Independence. | | | His work influenced John Baskerville and are thus the progenitors of Transitional types, which in turn led to Modern types. | | | They fell out of favour in the century after his death, but were revived in the 1840s, and Caslon-inspired typefaces are still widely used today. |
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http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/William_Caslon
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| | Caslon, William on Encyclopedia.com |
| | He worked first in London as an engraver of gunlocks, then set up his own foundry in 1716. | | | His business was carried on by his eldest son, William (1720-78). | | | The merits of Caslon's types were rediscovered after a brief eclipse in the popularity of John Baskerville 's types. |
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http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/c/caslon-w1.asp
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| | Articles - Graphics |
| | William Caslon during the mid-18th century designed many typefaces including ITC Founder's Caslon, ITC Founder's Caslon Ornaments, Caslon Graphique, ITC Caslon No. 224, Caslon Old Face and Big Caslon. | | | Paul Rand is well known as a design pioneer for designing many popular corporate logos including the logo for IBM, NeXT and UPS. |
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http://www.seekj.com/articles/Graphics
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| | Allpages - Wi William Buckland - William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire |
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http://www.hexafind.com/encyclopedia/page2244/Special:Allpages/Wi
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| | Chambers's 1741 Cyclopaedia with Supplement |
| | Included is the famous folding type-specimen broadside from William Caslon. | | | Second volume of the supplement with a group of twelve folding plates at the rear, all of which concern natural history (with multiple images on each sheet; e.g. | | | Contemporary speckled calf, expertly rebacked to style, spine compartments with gilt rules and central gilt devices, original black and red morocco gilt spine labels. |
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http://www.cyclopaedia.org/1741/1741cyclopaedia4000.html
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| | Logo Design Article - Typeface |
| | The first specimen appears to be the two-line English so-called "Egyptian" font released in 1816 by William Caslon's foundry, England. | | | They are commonly, but not exclusively, used for display typography applications such as signage, headings, and other situations where clear meaning is imperative but continuous reading is not required; an exception is the text on web pages that is mostly in sans-serif font because serifs make small letters less readable on a computer monitor. | | | Sans-serif designs are a relatively recent typographical phenomenon in the history of type design. |
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http://logos2buy.com/store/typeface.php
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Topic: William Caslon