Leviathan: A Typeface Surfaces After 40 Years

Hours of Operation

Monday–Friday
9 a.m.–12 p.m., 1 p.m.–5 p.m.

Saturday–Sunday
Closed

Other times by appointment.

Date and Time

Thu, 2018-02-01 - Wed, 2018-05-30

Location

RIT Cary Graphic Arts Collection

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Opening page of Moby Dick, published by the Arion Press in 1979 showing the initial letter C designed by Kris Holmes and Chuck Bigelow.

Details

Please join RIT Goudy Award-winning type designers, Kris Holmes and Chuck Bigelow, for a lecture about their first commercial typeface, “Leviathan,” designed in 1977-78 for the Arion Press limited edition of Moby Dick, published in 1979. A brush-writing demonstration and sharing of a commemorative keepsake will complete the event.

Thursday, February 1, 6 p.m. at the RIT Cary Graphic Arts Collection.
Refreshments to follow.

The extensive work of Bigelow & Holmes can be found at lucidafonts.com.