Type Specimens: A Visual History of Typesetting and Printing
Type Specimens: A Visual History of Typesetting and Printing
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Type Specimens: A Visual History of Typesetting and Printing
W032594 | $34.95 / 10% library disc.
Dori Griffin. Bloomsbury Visual Arts, Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 2021.
256 pp. Well illustrated (some col.). 25 x 19 cm. LC 2021-23396 In English. Paperbound.
ISBN 9781350116597
For the hardcover edition, see Worldwide W032593. Publisher's description: Type Specimens introduces readers to the history of typography and printing through a chronological visual tour of the books, posters, and ephemera designed to sell fonts to printers, publishers, and eventually graphic designers. This richly illustrated book guides design educators, advanced design students, design practitioners, and type aficionados through four centuries of visual and trade history, equipping them to contextualize the aesthetics and production of type in a way that is practical, engaging, and relevant to their practice. Fully illustrated throughout with 200 color images of type specimens and related ephemera, the book illuminates the broader history of typography and printing, showing how letterforms and their technologies have evolved over time, inspiring and guiding designers of today.
Subject Headings: International ; Western Art -- Surveys of Several Periods -- Graphic Design -- Decorative Arts and Design ; Typography --
W032594 | $34.95 / 10% library disc.
Dori Griffin. Bloomsbury Visual Arts, Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 2021.
256 pp. Well illustrated (some col.). 25 x 19 cm. LC 2021-23396 In English. Paperbound.
ISBN 9781350116597
For the hardcover edition, see Worldwide W032593. Publisher's description: Type Specimens introduces readers to the history of typography and printing through a chronological visual tour of the books, posters, and ephemera designed to sell fonts to printers, publishers, and eventually graphic designers. This richly illustrated book guides design educators, advanced design students, design practitioners, and type aficionados through four centuries of visual and trade history, equipping them to contextualize the aesthetics and production of type in a way that is practical, engaging, and relevant to their practice. Fully illustrated throughout with 200 color images of type specimens and related ephemera, the book illuminates the broader history of typography and printing, showing how letterforms and their technologies have evolved over time, inspiring and guiding designers of today.
Subject Headings: International ; Western Art -- Surveys of Several Periods -- Graphic Design -- Decorative Arts and Design ; Typography --
