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'''Victor Lardent''' (1905–1968) was a British advertising designer and draftsman at ''[[The Times]]'' in London. He created the typeface [[Times New Roman]] under the direction of [[Stanley Morison]] in 1932, which is commonly used in [[Microsoft Word]].<ref>[http://www.myfonts.com/person/lardent/victor/ MyFonts article]</ref><ref name="loxley">{{cite book |last=Loxley |first=Simon |title=Type: the secret history of letters |publisher=I. B. Tauris & Co. Ltd |year=2006 |pages=130–131 |isbn=1-84511-028-5}}</ref><ref name="Barker">{{cite book |last1=Barker |first1=Nicolas |author-link=Nicolas Barker|title=Stanley Morison |date=1972 |publisher=Harvard University Press |url=https://archive.org/details/stanleymorison0000bark_r0m9 |access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref><ref name="Moran">{{cite book |last1=Moran |first1=James |title=Stanley Morison: His typographic achievement |date=1971 |publisher=Lund Humphries |location=London |url=https://archive.org/details/stanleymorisonhi0000mora |access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref><ref name="Sebastian Carter">{{cite book |last1=Carter |first1=Sebastian |author1-link=Sebastian Carter |title=Twentieth century type designers |date=2002 |publisher=Lund Humphries |location=London |url=https://archive.org/details/twentiethcentury0000cart_u0d8?q=Victor+Lardent+Morison |access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref><ref name="Tracy">{{cite book|last=Tracy|first=Walter|author-link=Walter Tracy|title=Letters of Credit: A View of Type Design|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y8NssjbqNcsC&pg=PA194|date=2003|publisher=D.R. Godine|isbn=978-1-56792-240-0}}</ref> |
'''Victor Lardent''' (1905–1968) was a British advertising designer and draftsman at ''[[The Times]]'' in London. He created the typeface [[Times New Roman]] under the direction of [[Stanley Morison]] in 1932, which is commonly used in [[Microsoft Word]].<ref>[http://www.myfonts.com/person/lardent/victor/ MyFonts article]</ref><ref name="loxley">{{cite book |last=Loxley |first=Simon |title=Type: the secret history of letters |publisher=I. B. Tauris & Co. Ltd |year=2006 |pages=130–131 |isbn=1-84511-028-5}}</ref><ref name="Barker">{{cite book |last1=Barker |first1=Nicolas |author-link=Nicolas Barker|title=Stanley Morison |date=1972 |publisher=Harvard University Press |url=https://archive.org/details/stanleymorison0000bark_r0m9 |access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref><ref name="Moran">{{cite book |last1=Moran |first1=James |title=Stanley Morison: His typographic achievement |date=1971 |publisher=Lund Humphries |location=London |url=https://archive.org/details/stanleymorisonhi0000mora |access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref><ref name="Sebastian Carter">{{cite book |last1=Carter |first1=Sebastian |author1-link=Sebastian Carter |title=Twentieth century type designers |date=2002 |publisher=Lund Humphries |location=London |url=https://archive.org/details/twentiethcentury0000cart_u0d8?q=Victor+Lardent+Morison |access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref><ref name="Tracy">{{cite book|last=Tracy|first=Walter|author-link=Walter Tracy|title=Letters of Credit: A View of Type Design|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y8NssjbqNcsC&pg=PA194|date=2003|publisher=D.R. Godine|isbn=978-1-56792-240-0}}</ref> |
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== Involvement in creating Times New Roman == |
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[[File:Times New Roman-sample.svg|alt=Specimen of Times New Roman.|thumb|Specimen of [[Times New Roman]].]] |
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Lardent worked as a draftsman in the publicity department of ''The Times'' newspaper at the time Stanley Morison was commissioned to create a new typeface for the publication. Morison claims that he created sketches for the typeface and gave them to Lardent, who created a finished product. However, this account has been called into question by historians. James Moran, in his 1971 book ''Stanley Morison: His Typographic Achievement'', states that "Morison could sketch a layout but was no draughtsman." Furthermore, Lardent was not a type designer and therefore would not have been able to create a finished typeface. Lardent claimed that Morison gave him a photocopy of a page set in Plantin from which he created the initial drawings for Times New Roman. It has been noted that Morison could have given Lardent a specimen sheet of Plantain as well. Lardent was reportedly resentful until his death at what he perceived to be a lack of proper recognition for his efforts in creating the font. <ref>{{Cite book |last=Moran |first=James |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/211800 |title=Stanley Morison: his typographic achievement. |date=1971 |publisher=Lund Humphries |isbn=0-85331-300-8 |location=London, |oclc=211800}}</ref> |
Lardent worked as a draftsman in the publicity department of ''The Times'' newspaper at the time Stanley Morison was commissioned to create a new typeface for the publication. Morison claims that he created sketches for the typeface and gave them to Lardent, who created a finished product. However, this account has been called into question by historians. James Moran, in his 1971 book ''Stanley Morison: His Typographic Achievement'', states that "Morison could sketch a layout but was no draughtsman." Furthermore, Lardent was not a type designer and therefore would not have been able to create a finished typeface. Lardent claimed that Morison gave him a photocopy of a page set in Plantin from which he created the initial drawings for Times New Roman. It has been noted that Morison could have given Lardent a specimen sheet of Plantain as well. Lardent was reportedly resentful until his death at what he perceived to be a lack of proper recognition for his efforts in creating the font. <ref>{{Cite book |last=Moran |first=James |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/211800 |title=Stanley Morison: his typographic achievement. |date=1971 |publisher=Lund Humphries |isbn=0-85331-300-8 |location=London, |oclc=211800}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:06, 1 November 2022
Victor Lardent (1905–1968) was a British advertising designer and draftsman at The Times in London. He created the typeface Times New Roman under the direction of Stanley Morison in 1932, which is commonly used in Microsoft Word.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Involvement in creating Times New Roman
Lardent worked as a draftsman in the publicity department of The Times newspaper at the time Stanley Morison was commissioned to create a new typeface for the publication. Morison claims that he created sketches for the typeface and gave them to Lardent, who created a finished product. However, this account has been called into question by historians. James Moran, in his 1971 book Stanley Morison: His Typographic Achievement, states that "Morison could sketch a layout but was no draughtsman." Furthermore, Lardent was not a type designer and therefore would not have been able to create a finished typeface. Lardent claimed that Morison gave him a photocopy of a page set in Plantin from which he created the initial drawings for Times New Roman. It has been noted that Morison could have given Lardent a specimen sheet of Plantain as well. Lardent was reportedly resentful until his death at what he perceived to be a lack of proper recognition for his efforts in creating the font. [7]
References
- ^ MyFonts article
- ^ Loxley, Simon (2006). Type: the secret history of letters. I. B. Tauris & Co. Ltd. pp. 130–131. ISBN 1-84511-028-5.
- ^ Barker, Nicolas (1972). Stanley Morison. Harvard University Press. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ Moran, James (1971). Stanley Morison: His typographic achievement. London: Lund Humphries. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ Carter, Sebastian (2002). Twentieth century type designers. London: Lund Humphries. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ Tracy, Walter (2003). Letters of Credit: A View of Type Design. D.R. Godine. ISBN 978-1-56792-240-0.
- ^ Moran, James (1971). Stanley Morison: his typographic achievement. London,: Lund Humphries. ISBN 0-85331-300-8. OCLC 211800.
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