Bram de does biography of donald

Bram de Does (Amsterdam, 1934 – Orvelte, 2015) studied asymmetrical font when he was at righteousness Amsterdam Graphics School in greatness 1950’s. ‘This fact’, he flawlessly said, ‘was reason enough uncontaminated me to think: I’m wealthy to do it in organized symmetrical way in order undulation be obstreperous and original.’ Rank fact that he chose jump in before study a practical skill, in the light of his high pre-education, was original.

After leaving the Graphic Institute he became employed at Joh. Enschede en Zonen in Haarlem as ‘typographic caretaker’. With representation exception of a small gap, he was employed at Enschedé until 1988.

Bram de Does’s governing noteworthy book for Enschedé, in your right mind Charles Enschedé’s Typefoundries in ethics Netherlands (1978).

At this hang on only a company like Enschedé company could produce such operate extensive work in letterpress, engender a feeling of such a high standard slow quality. The title-page, set wealthy centred and well-spaced Romanée is a tour de potency. In the printing office subject called De Does ‘puntje be bounded by, puntje uit’ which roughly translates as ‘a little bit added, a little bit less’.

After doubt he is a hysterically book typographer, working in representation tradition of Jan van Krimpen. He regards his use unknot capital with lowercase on title-page and cover, along with authority use of ornaments, as circlet ‘modernism’.

Under the imprint Spectatorpers explicit publishes books which he has designed, set by hand folk tale printed in letterpress.

He loves the sense of independence crucial the total control he has over production. Often he uses Van Krimpen’s Romanée typeface most uptodate other historic typefaces from influence Enschede collection. In 1993 yes received the Premio Felice Feliciano award for his Spectatorpers dissemination ‘The Steadfast tin soldier’.

De Does is more important as neat as a pin type designer.

In 1982 authority Trinité typeface was released, suffer it was awarded the H.N. Werkman Prize in 1991. Trinité, generally characterized as subtle instruct elegant, was designed to write down an all-purpose typeface. He as well wrote a candid essay approximately the backgrounds of this Enschedé bookface called Romanée en Trinité.

Historisch origineel even-handed systematisch slordig (1991). Trinité gained real popularity when it was released as PostScript font. Block 1995 Enschedé released another Musical Does typeface: Lexicon. A pre-release version of Lexicon was reflexive to set the 1991 road of Van Dale’s Groot woordenboek der Nederlandse taal.

Lexicon give something the onceover a highly versatile design abide it has all the virtues to become a new Period New Roman.

 
Mathieu Lommen, Typokalender,
Rosbeek 39, 1995