English Egyptian
Back in 2013, as part of a University project, I designed an interpretation of the ‘Two Lines English Egyptian’ typeface which is thought to be the first printing sans-serif typeface to have been produced. The typeface was originally created by the Caslon foundry of Salisbury Square, run by William Caslon IV in around or possibly just before 1816.
I designed the first version of Two Lines English Egyptian for use in a short film that told the story of the English typeface designer William Caslon I and his printing legacy. At the time, I only designed 26 uppercase letters using the limited and largely incomplete specimens, but since then I've wanted to extend the design into a more complete typeface with numerals, punctuation, and diacritics.
English Egyptian is my homage to William Caslon IV’s pioneering sans-serif.
