Der Typograf

An angled view of the book Der Typograf by Gaby Bazin on a white surface. The cover features a colorful, graphic illustration of a person in a blue apron setting type by hand from a type case. The background is bright red, and the title is in large blue font over a red-on-white grid pattern.

The book cover of Der Typograf by Gaby Bazin, featuring a colorful, graphic illustration of a man in a print workshop. He wears a blue apron over a dotted shirt and stands before a type case against a red background. The title is in large blue capital letters at the bottom over a red grid pattern.

A two-page spread in an open book featuring stylized illustrations in blue, yellow, and red that depict the history of writing. Various figures from different historical periods and cultures are shown writing with tools like a stylus on a clay tablet, a reed pen on papyrus, and a quill in a book, accompanied by descriptive text in German.

A two-page spread from a brightly illustrated book about typography. The left page shows German text and examples of mirror-image typesetting. The right page features a stylized illustration of a typesetter in a blue apron working at a type case in a workshop with red and blue patterns against a yellow background.

A two-page spread from an illustrated book in German, showing the letterpress printing process with red, blue, and white graphics. The left page shows hands tying string around a block of metal type. The right page features a four-step guide on how to use a small proofing press: inking the type with a roller, placing paper, pressing, and peeling off the printed sheet.

The back cover of a book with a stylized illustration of a printer at work. The man wears a blue apron and stands beside a large printing press rendered in overlapping red, yellow, and blue. Above him, a set of blue wrenches is arranged in an arc. The cover includes German text and a red grid pattern at the bottom.

A two-page book illustration about typography. The left page has a red background with German text and three letterpress type blocks showing A, a mirrored B, and C. The right page, on a white background, shows a friendly-looking printer in an apron holding a red book, along with two large, stylized printing presses in blue, grey, and red.

A two-page illustration in blue, white, and grey comparing early printing techniques. On the left, against a blue background, hands use a tool to carve a large woodblock, with various carving tools shown below. On the right, against a grey background, hands carve a single Chinese character into a small blue cube, illustrating movable type, with a grid of completed character cubes above. Both pages feature German text.

A stylized, graphic illustration of a printmaking workshop with a limited color palette of blue, red, and yellow. A man in an apron walks across the blue floor, holding a red toolbox and an oil can. In the background is a large printing press and a workbench with a type case and many drawers. A block of German text is on the right side of the image.

A two-panel illustration in German explaining the concept of letterpress printing. On the left, a printing block is shown with raised, mirrored text inked in red and blue. On the right, the printed result is displayed, showing the same text correctly oriented in red typography, which reads: UND HIER DAS ABGEDRUCKTE ERGEBNIS. Die Buchstaben sind wieder richtig herum.

A stylized illustration on a bright yellow background displaying various letterpress printing tools. The objects, including a hammer, ruler, brush, roller, and ink cans, are rendered in blue and grey textures and are labeled in German.

Two illustrated books by Gaby Bazin stand side-by-side on a white background. The book on the left, titled Die Lithografin, has a colorful graphic of a woman operating a printing press. The book on the right, Der Typograf, has a red cover with an illustration of a man setting type.

Der Typograf

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Author: Gaby Bazin

Translated by: Angelika Thill

February 2025, 40 Pages

196mm x 250mm

Age: 6+

ISBN: 978-3-7757-5931-1

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The exciting world of letters

Welcome to the typographer's workshop! A place where he shows us his lead typefaces, typesetting boxes, and printing presses, and gives us a look behind the scenes of printing. Typography is a centuries-old technique and important for texts of all kinds. But it is also an art, as it should not only convey words, but also shape them. In this book, you will learn all about letterpress printing and the art of typesetting—you will be amazed at how often you encounter it in everyday life!

With outstanding illustrations, Gaby Bazin conveys unusual knowledge in a child-friendly way and continues her successful children's non-fiction series on art practices and crafts after The Lithographer.

Gaby Bazin (*1992) lives in Pantin near Paris. She grew up on the French Mediterranean coast and discovered her love of books and their production while studying at the School of Decorative Arts in Paris. Today she works as a graphic designer, illustrator and printer and is a member of the collective La Briche Foraine in Saint-Denis.