John Lewis (typographer)
John Lewis (1912–1996) was a Welsh typographer, printer, illustrator and collector of printed ephemera.[1][2][3]
Early life
Lewis was born in Rhoose, near Cardiff. The family moved to Farnham in 1920. He was educated at Charterhouse and Goldsmiths', where his contemporaries included Denton Welch and Carel Weight.[4]
First career
Lewis set up as a freelance illustrator in 1935, but when the United Kingdom entered the
Second World War, he became involved with developing camouflage working in Canada and doing some work on secret devices in Italy. Through this work he met Victor Stiebel, Oliver Messel, Gabriel White, Lynton Lamb and Edward Ardizzone who was to become his brother-in-law.[1]
Work with W. S. Cowell Ltd
Lewis joined
weather chart by the Isotype Institute.[6]
: 9
Teaching career
From 1951 to 1963 he taught
The John Lewis Printing Collection of more than 20,000 items from the fifteenth to the twentieth century is held at
Reading University.[10]
Selected works
- 1947 A Handbook of Printing Types, Ipswich: W. S. Cowell Ltd.
- 1954 Graphic Design: with special reference to lettering, typography and illustration
- 1962 Printed Ephemera: the changing uses of type and letterforms in English and American printing, Ipswich, Suffolk: W. S. Cowell Ltd.
- 1964 (with Bob Gill) Illustration: aspects and directions
- 1965 Typography: basic principles
- 1966 Handbook of Type and Illustration
- 1967 The Twentieth Century Book: its illustration and design
- 1976 Collecting Printed Ephemera: a background to social habits and social history, to eating and drinking, to travel and heritage
- 1978 Typography: design and practice
- 1994 Such Things Happen: the life of a typographer
References
- ^ a b Barker, Nicolas (28 December 1996). "Obituary: John Lewis". The Independent. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ Lewis, John (1961). "In pursuit of ephemera". Motif. 7: 84–9.
- ISBN 978-1-61148-495-3.
- ISBN 0-906290-06-6.
- ^ "The other John Lewis". We Made This. We Made This Ltd. 20 August 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ A Handbook of Printing Types with Notes on the Composition and graphic processes used by Cowells. Butter Market Ipswich: W. S. Cowell Ltd. 1947.
- ^ Patrick Hickman Robinson (20 February 1998). "Obituary: Maurice Rickards". The Independent. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ Johnston, Alastair. "The Misery of Edwin Drood". Booktryst. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ISBN 0-906290-06-6.
- ^ "John Lewis Printing Collection". Retrieved 27 January 2013.
External links
- Ruth Artmonsky (2012). "Do you want it good or do you want it tuesday?". Eye. 21 (84). Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- Rob Waller (10 March 2011). "In praise of Studio Vista, Ken Garland and the good old days". Retrieved 19 November 2012.
- Rebecca Fulleylove (9 March 2016). "Grand Budapest Hotel graphic designer Annie Atkins on her favourite books". It's Nice That. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Academics | |
| Artists | |
| People | |
| Other | |
 | This biographical article about a graphic designer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |