Author Archives: giancarlo

The Simoncini Method

| 8 November 2015

Exhibition by Griffo, The Great Gala of Letters, curated by Elisa Rebellato and Antonio Cavedoni. 23.9 > 12.11 2017 Museum of Industrial Heritage, Bologna The legacy of Francesco Simoncini (1912-1975) as entrepreneur and type designer. From Francesco Griffo to Francesco Simoncini: a journey through the design of print letters throughout four centuries of the history of Bologna. Through the innovations and achievements […]

Tipi di Bologna

| 8 November 2015

Tipi di Bologna A project by Giulia Garbin, Stefano Riba e Anonima Impressori A production of Griffo, the great gala of letters For purchasing a numbered copy of the book please write to info@griffoanniversary.com (45 € + shipping) > 12.11.17 – H 18 / Talk and presentation at Scriba Festival, Biblioteca Salaborsa > 23.11.17 – H 18 / Book launch and exhibition at BilBOlbul festival studio Dina&Solomon – Str. Maggiore 51, Bologna > 17.12.17 – […]

The last punchcutter

| 8 November 2015

“If each company derives from an alchemy between people and techniques, the foundry of characters, whose heart is the engraving department, is an extraordinary example of skills and unequalled aesthetic sensitivity, which can be found in the documentary in the figure of Giuseppe Bracchino, who was the head of the engraving department of the Nebiolo […]

Under the sign of Aldus

| 8 November 2015

The editions of Aldus Manutius in the University Library of Bologna Exhibition within the project Griffo The great gala of letters University Library of Bologna – Aula Magna – Via Zamboni 35, Bologna  The exhibition presents the main elements which ensured the renown of the logo of Aldus Manutius, one of the most famous editors […]

The great beauty

| 8 November 2015

The workshop with the calligrapher James Clough offered a unique experience to understand the origins of the morphology of the Roman type and to learn some basic notions of type design. The most significant of all Roman types was planned and engraved by Griffo and printed by Manutius for De Aetna in 1496. In Paris, […]