Gerrit Willem Ovink
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Geritt Willem Ovink, (1912 - 1984) was a Dutch professor of History and Aesthetics of Printing Art, and legibility researcher. He was a laudator of the second Gutenberg Prize winner Henri Friedlaender.[1]
Ovinik focused on the readability of modern pamphlets, and ventured with the re-casting of old writings of the 19th century, a "typographic revolution".[1]
Prizes and awards
In 1983, the Geritt Willem Ovink received the Gutenberg Prize from the City of Mainz and the International Gutenberg Society for the re-casting of ancient writings (lost advertisements of the 19th century). The typeface Ovink is named after him.[2]
External links
- Legibility, atmosphere-value and forms of printing types (Doctoral dissertion by Ovink)
- 1983 Gerrit Willem Ovink
References
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- ^ a b "1983 Gerrit Willem Ovink - Gutenberg-Gesellschaft". www.gutenberg-gesellschaft.de. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
- ^ "Ovink – Sofie Beier". Retrieved 2021-11-29.