Frederic Goudy Professions : Type designerBorn : March 8, 1865Died : May 11, 1947 Browse All Authors Top 6 quotes by Frederic Goudy Of all the achievements of the human mind, the birth of the alphabet is the most momentous. Frederic Goudy achievementdesignmind When a type design is good it is not because each individual letter of the alphabet is perfect in form, but because there is a feeling of harmony and unbroken rhythm that runs through the whole design, each letter kin to every other and to all. Frederic Goudy designperfectrunning Someday I'll design a typeface without a K in it, and then let's see the bastards misspell my name. Frederic Goudy typographydesignnames Anyone that would letterspace blackletter would steal sheep. Frederic Goudy stealingdesignsheep Men who would letterspace lower case would shag sheep. Frederic Goudy designsheepmen All the old fellows stole our best ideas. Frederic Goudy typographydesignideas Similar Authors Giambattista Bodoni type-designer Matthew Carter type-designer Jonathan Hoefler type-designer Stanley Morison type-designerAll Authors
