Archives Categories

Advertising and Promotion
Type, typography and lettering as used in all forms of print advertising and promotion

Designers, Typographers
and Letter Artists

Typographers, lettering artists, type designers, calligraphers and sign painters. Practitioners in all media that use letterforms.

Early Printing and Type
The period between 1751 and 1900 covering the introduction of printing and type into all regions of Canada.

Graphic Design and Branding
Typefaces, typography and lettering as used in graphic and communication design, including print and information design.

Publications
Editorial; typography, typefaces, lettering and calligraphy used in printed books, newspapers and magazines, etc.

Private and Small Presses
Typically, private presses are non-commercial craft operations run by an individual. Small presses may operate much like private presses but often with employees.

Signage and Wayfinding
Sign making and design in all its forms; painted, plastic, neon, etc. Includes stone, metal and wood carving.

Trade and Craft
The business, craft and trade practices of typefounding and typesetting in Canada.

Typeface Design
Type making in all its forms, wood, metal, photo and early digital. Includes history, technique, design, licensing and legal issues.

Lost & Found
Take a peek - Can you help us identify any element of these works? As a small and mostly volunteer team we welcome all the help we can get. We know someone out there knows!