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craft) of setting type so as to enhance (the meaning of) the text. ..... ``If it's done well, you won't notice it.'' was once described as the short version of Robert Bringhurst's wonderful Elements of Typographic Style, a book which Prof. Hermann Zapf, wishes |
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| a brief
sketch of the origin, rise, and progress of the typographic art, with
practical directions for conducting every department in an office,
hints to authors, publishers, &c. ..... Written by Thomas F. Adams and published by L. Johnson in Philadelphia in 1854 |
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Better
Type: Learn
to see subtle distinctions in the faces and the spaces of text type. Achieve
legible, beautiful, and expressive type every time. Binns, Betty. (New York: A Roundtable Press Book, Watson-Guptill Publications, 1989). ISBN 0-8230-0484-8. |
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| Exhaustive
study of the effects of type on a page and the possibilities of minor
variations. Excellent both for learning to truly see type in and of
itself as a mass on a page with a unique character of its own and to
appreciate the subtle intricacies of the interaction of individual
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Century Type. Blackwell, Lewis. (New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1992). ISBN 0-8478-1596-X. (hardcover) |
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| Fascinating
book which delves into a century of type, 1890-1990, treating each
decade in fair detail. Very nicely designed and printed using Frutiger
with 395 illustrations, 265 in color. Discusses designs, designers and
has been updated in a new edition to cover the last decade of that
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The
Elements of Typographic
Style. Bringhurst, Robert. (Point Roberts, WA: Hartley & Marks, Publishers, 1992). First edition: ISBN 0-88179-110-5; (hardcover) Second edition: ISBN 0881791334 (hardcover) ISBN 0881791326 (Trade Paperback) |
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| Incredibly
nice book for contemporary printing. Bringhurst is a Canadian designer
and published poet. Some signatures are done in two colors and the
binding and paper on the hardcover are especially nice. Good overview
of proper typography and the current condition. Decent discussion of
contemporary typeface designs and designers, with good notes for
beginning research on some topics. Appendices include Sorts &
Characters, Glossary of Terms, and Further Reading which is a good
bibliography, divided by topic. |
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Thames and Hudson Manual
of Typography McLean, Rauri. (London: Thames and Hudson Ltd., 1980, 1988, 1992). ISBN 0-500-68022-1. (paperback). |
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only corrected, not updated in the 1992 edition (and scarcely updated
in the 1988), this is still an excellent discussion of some of the
finer points of graphic design and typography. Lots of illustrations
(188) and very nicely designed and printed with an excellent historical
overview. |
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Form of the Book:
Essays on
the Morality of Good Design, Tschichold, Jan. translation by Hajo Hadeler. (Point Roberts, WA: Hartley & Marks, Publishers, 1975, 1991). ISBN 0-88179-116-4. (paperback) |
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collection of essays by the man who defined the new typography and then
defied it as the lead designer for Penguin Classics. |
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