Richard Kegler is an American typographer and founding partner of
P22 type foundry
P22 Type Foundry is a digital type foundry and letterpress printing studio based in Rochester, New York. The company was created in 1994 in Buffalo, New York by co-founders Richard Kegler and Carima El-Behairy. The company is best known for its ...
, which originated in 1994 as an outgrowth of his Master's thesis project on
Marcel Duchamp
Henri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp (, , ; 28 July 1887 – 2 October 1968) was a French painter, sculptor, chess player, and writer whose work is associated with Cubism, Dada, and conceptual art. Duchamp is commonly regarded, along with Pablo Picasso ...
.
Kegler's background in
typography
Typography is the art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible, readable and appealing when displayed. The arrangement of type involves selecting typefaces, point sizes, line lengths, line-spacing ( leading), ...
and
book arts Book arts may refer to:
* Artist's books, works of art in the form of a book
* Book illustration, illustration in a book
* Book design
Book design is the art of incorporating the content, style, format, design, and sequence of the various compon ...
includes ventures in
bookbinding and
letterpress printing
Letterpress printing is a technique of relief printing. Using a printing press, the process allows many copies to be produced by repeated direct impression of an inked, raised surface against sheets or a continuous roll of paper. A worker com ...
. However, the historical context and background of
type continues to be his greatest interest and shapes the evolution of P22.
Kegler is also the founder of the
Western New York Book Arts Collaborative.
Richard Kegler has designed the typefaces
Daddy-O,
Dwiggins,
Dyrynk,
Platten and
Preissig Lino.
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Living people
American typographers and type designers
Year of birth missing (living people)
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