Goldscheider
From Phaidon monographs to magazine nameplate
Christian Schwartz designed Goldscheider for Nick Vogelson, based loosely on lettering Ludwig Goldscheider used in early Phaidon Press monographs on Leonardo, El Greco, Michelangelo, and Holbein. The work began in 2020 as Document Journal's nameplate, then expanded into a complete set of titling caps used by the magazine until it folded in 2026.
Set in Goldscheider
Insights
- The design originated as a single nameplate commission, then grew into a full titling caps family.
- Historical source material came specifically from Goldscheider's own Phaidon monographs rather than broader period typography.
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