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Category:Calligraphers
STAN KNIGHT first encountered writing, illuminating, and lettering half-a-century ago when he was a student at Leeds College of Art with Thomas Swindlehurst. (Tom himself was a student of Edward Johnston.) It has been a life-long obsession ever since, surfacing most recently in trial designs for computer fonts based on his own calligraphic forms.
While an art student, excited by Tom’s teaching, Stan became intrigued by the history of calligraphy, and he is now an acknowledged authority on the subject. In addition to his highly-acclaimed survey, Historical Scripts, he has written extensively about historical manuscripts, especially for Letter Arts Review.
Stan has been an Art College teacher for more than thirty years – enthusing his students about drawing,writing service,painting, lettering, typography,resume CV, illustration, printmaking, bookbinding, and life.
Since moving way-out-west to Idaho, he has quickly developed skills with a chain saw and a toy hand gun.
STAN KNIGHT first encountered writing, illuminating, and lettering half-a-century ago when he was a student at Leeds College of Art with Thomas Swindlehurst. (Tom himself was a student of Edward Johnston.) It has been a life-long obsession ever since, surfacing most recently in trial designs for computer fonts based on his own calligraphic forms.
While an art student, excited by Tom’s teaching, Stan became intrigued by the history of calligraphy, and he is now an acknowledged authority on the subject. In addition to his highly-acclaimed survey, Historical Scripts, he has written extensively about historical manuscripts, especially for Letter Arts Review.
Stan has been an Art College teacher for more than thirty years – enthusing his students about drawing,writing service,painting, lettering, typography,resume CV, illustration, printmaking, bookbinding, and life.
Since moving way-out-west to Idaho, he has quickly developed skills with a chain saw and a toy hand gun.