Typographica

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title: "Typographica" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["defunct-visual-arts-magazines-published-in-the-united-kingdom", "design-magazines", "magazines-established-in-1949", "magazines-disestablished-in-1967", "typography", "visual-arts-magazines-published-in-the-united-kingdom", "magazines-published-in-london"] description: "British journal (1949–1967)" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typographica" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary British journal (1949–1967) ::

Typographica was the name of a journal of typography and visual arts founded and edited by Herbert Spencer from 1949 to 1967. He also served as the editor of the journal.

Typographica was produced in two series: the "Old Series" and the "New Series". Each series was published in sixteen issues.

References

• Typographica, by Rick Poynor, Princeton Architectural Press, New York, 2002. ()
• The Liberated Page: An Anthology of Major Typographic Experiments of This Century as Recorded in Typographica Magazine, by Herbert Spencer, Lund Humphries. ()
• Eye, No. 31, Vol. 8, edited by Max Bruinsma, Quantum Publishing, London, Spring 1999.
• Typographica, Rick Poynor, Baseline 35, edited by Mike Daines & Hans Dieter Reichert, Bradbourne Publishing, 2001.

References

1. "Typographica, edited by Herbert Spencer (1949-67)". Lund Humphries.
2. (March 21, 2002). "Herbert Spencer, 77; Editor of Typographica". Los Angeles Times.

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