Rosemary Sassoon (born 1931 in the

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and currently residing in

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) is an expert in handwriting, particularly that of children. She designed the Sassoon series of

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s, produced in collaboration with Adrian Williams, which are intended to be particularly legible for children and learners.

Career

In 1988 she earned a PhD from the Department of

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and

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at the

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. Sassoon's personal papers are held in the archives of

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's Institute of Education.Personal papers of Rosemary Sassoon
Institute of Education,

Over her career she wrote a number of books on handwriting, and in particular on children's growth and development, and developed an approach to pedagogy in the field that was 'considered as one of the best in the United Kingdom'.

Published works

''The Acquisition of a Second Writing System'' (Intellect) originally published in 1995, reprinted in 2004.''The Art and Science of Handwriting'' (Intellect) originally published in 1993, reprinted in 2004.''Computers and Typography 2''
(

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) Bristol 2003
''Creating letterforms : calligraphy and lettering: an introductory guide''
(Thames & Hudson) with Patricia Lovett. 1992 *
Handwriting of the Twentieth Century
' (

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)1999 *
Handwriting: The Way to Teach it
' (Paul Chapman) 2003"Is handwriting a dying art?"
''Tai Pei Times'', 19 February 2006. *
The Practical Guide to Calligraphy
' ( Thames & Hudson) London 1982, reprinted in 2005 *
Practical Guide to Children's Handwriting
' ( Hodder & Stoughton) London 1983 *
The Practical Guide to Lettering
' (Thames & Hudson) London 1986 *
Signs Symbols and Icons
' (with Albertine Gaur) (Intellect) Bristol 1995 *
Teach Yourself Better Handwriting
' (Hodder & Stoughton) 2009

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

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1931 births Living people British Jews {{typography-stub

Career

Published works

List of Sassoon fonts

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Further reading

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