We are deeply saddened by the death of Doyald Young, whose gifts in calligraphy, typography and logo design were legendary. Born in 1926, Young was a self-taught artist celebrated for his brilliant letterforms. His kindness and counsel were treas
ured by all who knew him, and his generosity of spirit will not be forgotten.
We will be offering a more complete appreciation of Doyald Young and his career in days to come. For now, see these links:
• An essay about Young by Marian Bantjes on the occasion of his being awarded the 2009 AIGA medal.
• Comments by Alyson Kuhn regarding Young’s presentation at TypeCon 2010, where Young was awarded the SOTA medal.
• Young’s own website, where you can learn more about his accomplishments. [TB]
Photo by Louise Sandhaus
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Doyald’s contributions to our fundamental understandings OF (rather than merely about) how to engage in decision-making processes involving typographic design have been and will continue to be profound. His approaches to designing, as articulated in his books and in his interactions with students, account for the utilization of an incredibly diverse array of intelligences, bases of knowledge, and iterative methods. More simply put, his approaches advocated for and incorporated the application of close, critical observation and reflexivity and not-so-common common sense.
We had the privilege of having him work with our com design students here at UNT twice, and both instances were quietly amazing for all of us who were lucky enough to be involved.