Sem Hartz: Essays mailscrewup Or if we did

Or if we did

And even more so if you can read Chinese

Wijdeveld was creating letters and shapes from just straight lines (essentially) found in the print shop

going through his library and files

Here’s ol’ Stanley Morison’s as originally cut by Reynolds Stone

Sem Hartz: Essays mailscrewup Or if we didThis one is a commemorative collection issued to mark the 80th birthday of the Dutch type designer and engraver Sem Hartz. The volume gathers Hartzs reflections on his long career at the renowned Joh. Ensched en Zonen foundry. Its set in Hartzs own Emergo typefacea private, sharp serifed face he designed during WWII that was never commercially released. The essays provide a rare, first person glimpse into the technical world of steel engraving for