Words Find Meaning in Their Typeface at Italian Printing Atelier Tallone Editore

Words Find Meaning in Their Typeface at Italian Printing Atelier Tallone Editore

Enrico Tallone’s hands are heavy but precise—the hands of a craftsman—as he follows the swoops of an imaginary letter f with his fingers. His thumbs are broad and steady from a lifetime of holding rows of metal type in place on a composing stick—a centuries-old printing practice that has nearly disappeared from the world, replaced by typewriters, computers, and laser printers. Working with his hands gives Tallone an attention to every detail, fr…