1961 - 1965
From the very beginning the Modern Classics used striking and evocative imagery. The first
books had a design by Hans Schmoller, featuring Eric Gill's Joanna typeface.
From the very beginning the Modern Classics used striking and evocative imagery. The first
books had a design by Hans Schmoller, featuring Eric Gill's Joanna typeface.
1965 - 1989
Later the grid designed by Romek Marber for Penguin's crime books was introduced to the
Modern Classics. The typeface remained Joanna at first, but eventually Helvetica was
introduced to the series.
Later the grid designed by Romek Marber for Penguin's crime books was introduced to the
Modern Classics. The typeface remained Joanna at first, but eventually Helvetica was
introduced to the series.
1989 - 2000
For a time beginning in the late 8Os the series was called Penguin Twentieth-Century
Classics, with a design that kept the author and title information in a panel, and set them
in Sabon, a typeface designed by earlier Penguin design legend Jan Tschihold.
For a time beginning in the late 8Os the series was called Penguin Twentieth-Century
Classics, with a design that kept the author and title information in a panel, and set them
in Sabon, a typeface designed by earlier Penguin design legend Jan Tschihold.
2000 - 2007
A cover template by Jamie Keenan was introduced in 2OOO that cons-trained the
type to a bar at the bottom of the cover. This allowed the imagery to be large and
unobscured.
A cover template by Jamie Keenan was introduced in 2OOO that cons-trained the
type to a bar at the bottom of the cover. This allowed the imagery to be large and
unobscured.
2007- present
And in 2OO7 the series was redesigned again with the current grid by Penguin Art
Director Jim Stoddart, which put big, bold text over the image itself and is now the
basis for the design of the mini Modern Classics.
And in 2OO7 the series was redesigned again with the current grid by Penguin Art
Director Jim Stoddart, which put big, bold text over the image itself and is now the
basis for the design of the mini Modern Classics.
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