Gerrit Willem Ovink Explained

Geritt Willem Ovink, (1912 - 1984) was a Dutch professor of History and Aesthetics of Printing Art, and legibility researcher.^[1] He was a laudator of the second Gutenberg Prize winner Henri Friedlaender.^[2]

Ovinik focused on the readability of modern pamphlets, and ventured with the re-casting of old writings of the 19th century, a "typographic revolution".

Prizes and awards

In 1983, the Gerrit Willem Ovink received the Gutenberg Prize of the International Gutenberg Society and the City of Mainz for the re-casting of ancient writings (lost advertisements of the 19th century). The typeface Ovink is named after him.^[3]

External links

• Legibility, atmosphere-value and forms of printing types (Doctoral dissertion by Ovink)
• 1983 Gerrit Willem Ovink

Notes and References

1. Ovink, G W. “Mode et style dans le caractère typographique.” Communication & langages 6.1 (1970): 54–61.
2. Web site: 1983 Gerrit Willem Ovink - Gutenberg-Gesellschaft. 2021-11-29. www.gutenberg-gesellschaft.de. EN.
3. Web site: Ovink – Sofie Beier. 2021-11-29. en-US.