Did you know that William Ged invented Stereotyping? According to Encyclopedia Britannica, “Ged invented a process in 1725 in which a whole page of type is cast in a single mold so that a printing plate can be made from it.”
Originally the word, Stereotype was derived from Greek roots meaning, “solid type.” It wasn’t until 1922 that the word was used as it is today – as a simplified conception or image of a particular person or thing as in my example below.
This person could be “The Solid Type” –
I found it interesting that “although Ged’s system made fair copy, the opposition to his work resulted in its complete rejection by printers. He experimented in secret and won a contract to supply Bibles and prayer books to the University of Cambridge, but he was ruined by the dishonesty of his London collaborator. He then became a goldsmith and jeweler.”
I thought you might enjoy this little history lesson before I tell you how I created my fonts from Saturday:
A – A Doodle I copied and made into this letter.
B – Illustration of a buggy from a Child’s Dictionary. I used Tombow markers to form the letter. White gel pen made flowers with the spokes.
C – Half circle torn from construction paper.
D – Daisy drawn on scrapbook paper with color pencils and gold gel pen. Letter was drawn with a black micron pen.
E – Gelli-printed paper cut to form a block style letter.
F – A page from an old book on sewing. The letter was drawn with a Tombow marker.
G – Rubber stamp of a girl on an old map. Lower cased letter drawn with a ball point pen around her face.
H – Letter stitched on fabric scrap and then colored with Inktense Blocks.
I – Old photograph of a person’s eyes, cut to form the lower case letter.
J – Ticket stub. Letter formed with a marker.
K – Color copy of Fabric Art I did, letter drawn with black pen. Shape is a kite.
L – Fortune cookie and lottery numbers used to form the letter. Outlined with Neocolor markers.
M – Letter stenciled with black pen over sheet music.
I tried to create each letter in a non-stereotypical fashion!
Happy Creating! 🙂
Thanks for the history lesson with the usual fun art. (K)
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Glad you liked it Kerfe! It was fun to learn something new! :-)))
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Interesting history and simply amazing creativity with the letters. You amaze and inspire me every day Jill with your Out of the Box Creativeness! LOVE IT!
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Ah, thanks Jodi! I miss seeing your creative cards! 😉
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I know but has been a little while. So many hobbies. So little time. 😊
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LOL! 😉
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Loved the history lesson!! That’s cool! And I think I was only able to guess about half of the letters. 😊hehe! 💕😃🎨
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Thanks Charlie! I thought it was an interesting subject. When I struggle for an idea, I always turn to dictionary.com They usually have an article or word that sparks my imagination. 🙂
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Great history lesson and funky art, Jill.
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Thanks Catherine! Happy Monday! :-)))
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Beautifully creative, as always, Jill! I’m so glad you told us how you made each one. Your gelli print stuff really leaps forward for me, always. You really have the magic touch. 💛
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Ah, thanks Laura! I had fun playing! And gelli-printing is really the cat’s pajamas so to speak…lol!
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I’m enjoying your font experiment and history lesson Jill!
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Thanks Sharon! I started Carla Sonheim’s new year long class, Y is for Yellow and she is having us make an alphabet book for ideas and artists we like, etc. This inspired me to create my alphabet. 🙂
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Sounds like fun class. It will be fun to see what you produce.
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You are so creative! You may me want to play more. Especially with my gelli plates. I also enjoyed the history. Keep inspiring!
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I wish there was an edit button to correct my typos!
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Thanks Carmel! I LOVE gelli-printing! I like printing on deli paper too – great for layering as they retain some transparentcy. Hope you post your experiments as I’d enjoy seeing them! 🙂
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Thanks for the trivia…very cool! I never knew that. 🙂 I’m interested in type and your type collage is so fun!
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I learned something new too! It was fun to play! :-)))
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Interesting info and creative alphabet…
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Thank you Pauline! 💖💕
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