Rosemary Sassoon

Rosemary Sassoon (born 1931) is an expert of handwriting, particularly that of children. She is the creator of the Sassoon series of typefaces.^[1][2]

Early life and education

Sassoon was born in the United Kingdom.

In 1988, she earned a Ph.D. from the Department of Typography and Graphic Communication at the University of Reading in Berkshire, England.^[3]

Career

Sassoon's personal papers are held in the archives of University of London's Institute of Education.^[3]

Published works

• The Practical Guide to Calligraphy (Thames & Hudson) London 1982
• The Practical Guide to Lettering (Thames & Hudson) London 1986
• Creating Letterforms (Thames & Hudson)
• Practical Guide to Children's Handwriting (Hodder & Stoughton) London 1983
• Teach Yourself Better Handwriting (Hodder & Stoughton)
• Handwriting; The Way to Teach it (Paul Chapman)
• Computers and Typography (Intellect) Bristol 2002
• The Art and Science of Handwriting (Intellect)
• The Acquisition of a Second Writing System (Intellect)
• Signs Symbols and Icons (with Albertine Gaur) (Intellect) Bristol 1995
• Handwriting of the Twentieth Century (Routledge)1999

List of Sassoon fonts

• Sassoon Primary Infant
• Sassoon Primary Infant Medium
• Sassoon Primary Infant Bold
• Sassoon Primary Type
• Sassoon Primary Type Medium
• Sassoon Primary Type Bold
• Sassoon Sans
• Sassoon Sans Medium
• Sassoon Sans Bold
• Sassoon Type Sans
• Sassoon Type Sans Medium
• Sassoon Type Sans Bold
• Sassoon Italic Regular
• Sassoon Italic Medium
• Sassoon Primary Type Medium Condensed
• Sassoon Penned
• Sassoon Penned Medium
• Sassoon Penned Bold

References

1. Rosemary Sassoon at identifont.com
2. "Is handwriting a dying art?", Tai Pei Times, 19 February 2006.
3. Personal papers of Rosemary Sassoon, Institute of Education, University of London

Further reading

• Gerda Breuer and Julia Meer: Women in Graphic Design, Jovis/Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-86859-153-8, p. 195, 541, 543.

External links

• Profile of Sassoon