Influential Person Project Giambattista Bodoni Emilyann Barachkov 91313

Influential Person Project Giambattista Bodoni Emilyann Barachkov 9/13/13 Mr. Sandoval

Giambattista Bodoni • An Italian typographer, printer, type-designer, compositor and publisher in Parma. • He was born February 16 th, 1740 (Saluzzo, Italy)-November 29 th, 1813(Parma, Italy)

Notable Achievements • Unprecedented levels of technical refinement. • Known for designs of pseudo classical typefaces. (typeface/layout) • Personally engraved 298 typefaces and various printing, making roughly 1200 fine editions.

• Along with Firmin Didot, he developed “New Face Type”. • Had a passion for the contrast between thick and thin lines.

Notable Editions • Horace (1791) • Vergil (1793) • The Divine Comedy (1795) • Homer (1808)

Biography • Born and raised in Italy. • Known for numerous trades and techniques; typographer, type-designer, compositor, printer, and publisher in Parma. • Father and Grandfather were in the printmaking business before. • First real succes was the organizing of la Stamperia Reale • After much succes, was permitted to make his own printing house, called Officina Bodoni.

• Appointed by Minister Guillame du Tillot to teach students in the art of printing and typemaking. • The Amoretti Brothers proved to be his best pupils until 1791, eventually leaving after numerous arguments to establish their own typefoundry. • His highly stylized editions were considered by some more apt “to be admired for typeface and layout, not to be studied or read. ” • His printing reflected aesthetic of plain, unadorned style, combined with purity of materials. • Bodoni’s contribution is found repeatedly in contemporary titling. Many use it in labels, written works or typeface inspired by Bodoni.

Sources • Susan Ellsworth, Visualized Research Project http: //www. susanellsworth. com/copywriting/bodoni. h tml • Wikipedia, Giambattista Bodoni http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Giambattista_Bodoni • Art Directory, Giambattista Bodoni http: //www. giambattista-bodoni. com/