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ABZ : More Alphabets and Other Signsby Julian Rothenstein, Mel GoodingISBN 0811839818 (0-8118-3981-8)
Softcover, Chronicle Books LLC
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› Find signed collectible books: 'ABZ : More Alphabets and Other Signs'Book summary:Delightfully unpredictable, ABZ is a wonderbook of typography, graphics, and symbols. Julian Rothenstein (creator of our Gift divisions popular Redstone line of cards and calendars) turns his idiosyncratic eye towards eccentric alphabets, emblems, and logos discovered in avant-garde modernist publications and other curious sources. Hundreds of examples of graphic ephemera sit side-by-side in inimitable Redstone fashion, mixing peculiar charm with useful reference in one stunning package. Special features include an amazing alphabet, circa 1926, created from photographs of a dancing woman; original test-types for opticians charts; pages from sign artists manuals; and coolly elegant designs from fin de sicle French, German, Italian, and Czech journals. Nearly all of this rare and beautiful material is reproduced here for the first time since its original publication. An art book like no other, ABZ is a collection of typographic oddities taken to the next level of appreciation. [via]
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Alphabet: The Story of One of Civilization's Greatest Inventionsby Richard A. FirmageISBN 0747547572 (0-7475-4757-2)
Hardcover, Bloomsbury Pub Ltd
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The Alphabet Abecedarium: Some Notes on Lettersby Richard A. FirmageISBN 0879239980 (0-87923-998-0)
Softcover, David R Godine Pub
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The Alphabetic Labyrinth: The Letters in History and Imaginationby Johanna DruckerISBN 0500280681 (0-500-28068-1)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Alphabetic Labyrinth: The Letters in History and Imagination'Book summary:The letters of the alphabet have been the object of speculation since their invention almost 4000 years ago. The symbols represent sounds, yet they exist in their own right, often invested with quasi-magical power. This book examines the many imaginative, often idiosyncratic ways in which the letters of the alphabet have been assigned value in political, spiritual, or religious belief systems over two millennia. The birth of writing was linked to religion and cosmology and was endowed with semi-divine status. Plato saw letter-forms as reflecting ideas, while the Pythagoreans assimilated them to number-theory. The Greeks employed letters for occult and divinatory purposes, while the Romans used them in more practical ways, such as the invention of shorthand. The Middle Ages saw the rise of further theories about letters in Christian philosophy, alchemy and Kabbalah. Theories of their divine origin and mystical significance continued into the 18th and 19th centuries, becoming involved with nationalism and revolutionary political theory. In our own day letters of the alphabet are the subject of scholarly research, and inspiration to graphic artists and a fertile field for mystical speculation. This book explores this realm, and should be of interest to cultural historians, art historians, and anyone interested in the history of typography. [via]
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Anatomy of a Typefaceby Alexander S. LawsonISBN 0879233338 (0-87923-333-8)
Softcover, David R Godine Pub
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Better Typeby Betty BinnsISBN 0823004848 (0-8230-0484-8)
Hardcover, Watson-Guptill Pubns
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The Chicago Manual of StyleISBN 0226104036 (0-226-10403-6)
Hardcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
Find This BookBook summary:What can we say? This weighty tome is the essential reference for all who work with words--writers, editors, proofreaders, indexers, copywriters, designers, publishers, and students. Discover who Ibid is, how to deftly avoid the split infinitive, and how to format your manuscripts to impress any professor or editor (no, putting it in a blue plastic folder is just not enough). [via]
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The Chicago Manual of Style: For Authors, Editors, and Copywritersby University of ChicagoISBN 0226103900 (0-226-10390-0)
Hardcover, University of Chicago Press
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The Complete Manual of Typography: A Guide to Setting Perfect Typeby James FeliciISBN 0321127307 (0-321-12730-7)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley
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The Design of Booksby Adrian Wilson, Sumner StoneISBN 081180304X (0-8118-0304-X)
Softcover, Chronicle Books Llc
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Design with Typeby Carl DairISBN 0802065198 (0-8020-6519-8)
Softcover, University of Toronto Press
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Digital Typographyby Donald Ervin KnuthISBN 1575860104 (1-57586-010-4)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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Elements of Typographic Styleby Robert BringhurstISBN 0881792063 (0-88179-206-3)
Softcover, Hartley & Marks Publishers, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Elements of Typographic Style'Book summary:Renowned typographer and poet Robert Bringhurst brings clarity to the art of typography with this masterful style guide. Combining the practical, theoretical, and historical, this edition is completely updated, with a thorough exploration of the newest innovations in intelligent font technology, and is a must-have for graphic artists, editors, or anyone working with the printed page using digital or traditional methods.[via]More editions of Elements of Typographic Style:
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Softcover, Hartley & Marks Publishers, Incorporated - Elements of Typographic Style: ISBN 0881791105 (0-88179-110-5)
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The Elements Of Typographic Style: Version 3.1by Robert BringhurstISBN 0881791326 (0-88179-132-6)
Softcover, Pub Group West
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Elements Of Typographic Style: Version 3.1'Book summary:This lovely, well-written book is concerned foremost with creating beautiful typography and is essential for professionals who regularly work with typographic designs. Author Robert Bringhurst writes about designing with the correct typeface; striving for rhythm, proportion, and harmony; choosing and combining type; designing pages; using section heads, subheads, footnotes, and tables; applying kerning and other type adjustments to improve legibility; and adding special characters, including punctuation and diacritical marks. The Elements of Typographic Style teaches the history of and the artistic and practical perspectives on a variety of type families that are available in Europe and America today.
The last section of the book classifies and displays many type families, offers a glossary of typography terms, and lists type designers and type foundries. The book briefly mentions digital typography, but otherwise ignores it, focusing instead on general typography and page- and type-design issues. Its examples include text in a variety of languages--including English, Russian, German, and Greek--which is particularly helpful if your work has a multinational focus. [via]
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The End of Print: The Grafik Design of David Carsonby Lewis Blackwell, David CarsonISBN 0811830241 (0-8118-3024-1)
Softcover, Chronicle Books LLC
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The End of Print: The Grafik Design of David Carson'Book summary:He was the enfant terrible of graphic design in the nineties. His tortured typography prompted a vocal camp of critics to accuse him of being flippant and of destroying the communicative basis of design. But now the techniques of David Carson (and those of his countless imitators) dominate advertising, design, the Web, and even motion pictures. With 35,000 copies of the original sold, this revised edition of The End of Print includes a striking new cover and first chapter that puts Carson's work in context. The rest is vintage Carsoncutting edge and explosive. The End of Print tracks his career from skateboard and surf magazines, to the landmark Beach Culture magazine and his groundbreaking grid-breaking work for Ray Gun, and finally to handling major corporate identity accounts. The End of Print marks a turning point in design that ushered in the look of today. [via]
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The End of Print: The Graphic Design of David Carsonby David Carson, Lewis Blackwell, Davidwis CarsonISBN 0811811999 (0-8118-1199-9)
Softcover, Chronicle Books Llc
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An Essay on Typographyby Eric GillISBN 0879239506 (0-87923-950-6)
Softcover, David R Godine Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'An Essay on Typography'Book summary:An Essay on Typography was first published in 1931, instantly recognized as a classic, and has long been unavailable. It represents Gill at his best opinionated, fustian, and consistently humane. It is his only major work on typography and remains indispensable for anyone interested in the art of letter forms and the presentation of graphic information.
This manifesto, however, is not only about letters their form, fit, and function but also about man's role in an industrial society. As Gill wrote later, it was his chief object "to describe two worlds that of industrialism and that of the human workman & to define their limits."
His thinking about type is still provocative. Here are the seeds of modern advertising unjustified lines, tight word and letter spacing, ample leading. Here, too, is vintage Gill, as polemical as he is practical, as much concerned about the soul of man as the work of man; as much obsessed by the ends as by the means. [via] 
Fine Print on Type: The Best of Fine Print Magazine on Type and Typographyby Linnea Gentry, Charles A. Bigelow, Paul Hayden DuensingISBN 096072902X (0-9607290-2-X)
Softcover, Noel W Kirshenbaum
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Fine Print on Type: The Best of Fine Print Magazine on Type and Typographyby Charles A. BigelowISBN 0938491172 (0-938491-17-2)
Softcover, Bedford Arts
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Fine Print on Type: The Best of Fine Print on Type and Typography, 1977-1988by Charles Bigelow, Duensing, Paul H. & Gentry, Linnea., Editors, Linnea Gentry, Paul Hayden DuensingISBN 0960729011 (0-9607290-1-1)
Hardcover, Noel W Kirshenbaum
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Finer Points in the Spacing and Arrangement of Typeby Geoffrey DowdingISBN 0881791199 (0-88179-119-9)
Softcover, Hartley & Marks Publishers, Incorporated
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The Form of the Book: Essays on the Morality of Good Designby Jan Tschichold, Hajo HadelerISBN 0881791164 (0-88179-116-4)
Softcover, Hartley & Marks
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Indesign Type: Professional Typography With Adobe Indesign Cs2by Nigel FrenchISBN 0321385446 (0-321-38544-6)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley
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Jan Tschichold : A Life in Typographyby Ruari McLean, Ellen Lupton, Elaine L. CohenISBN 1568980841 (1-56898-084-1)
Softcover, Princeton Architectural Press
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Jan Tschichold: Typographerby Ruari McLeanISBN 0879238410 (0-87923-841-0)
Softcover, David R Godine Pub
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The Latex Companionby Michel Goossens, Frank Mittelbach, Alexander SamarinISBN 0201541998 (0-201-54199-8)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Latex Companion'Book summary:LaTeX is an accessible and effective tool for typesetting written documents. Users at all levels of experience, however, sometimes require help not readily available: techniques for defining new commands, styles for producing tables or graphics, explanations for changing fonts. This book, The LaTeX Companion, is packed with information needed to use LaTeX even more productively. It is a true companion to Leslie Lamport's original user's guide book, LaTeX: A Document Preparation System, now in its second edition, and indeed, it is a valuable complement to any LaTeX introduction. It is designed to enhance, not to replace, your basic documentation. Coinciding with the publication of The LaTeX Companion is the availability of a revised LaTeX standard LaTeX2e. This new release incorporates important LaTeX developments over the past several years and provides a common basis for all LaTeX enhancements. Some new styles, improved font handling, and a facility to produce PostScript graphics are included in the release. As part of the broad and unique coverage of this book you will find a complete documentation for all these added features. Highlights *Covers all versions of LaTeX now in use, including LaTeX2e. *Describes over 150 convenient styles for floats, graphics, tables, and much more. *Shows how to define new commands and environments. *Explains the use of PostScript. *Covers the latest extensions and programs producing pictures, indexes, bibliographies, and advanced mathematics. *Includes techniques for multi-language support. *Describes the New Font Selection Scheme. For even more information about how to illustrate documents with TeX and PostScript, see The LaTeX Graphics Companion and the Tools and Techniques for Computer Typesetting Series. All three authors have for years been involved in the support and development of LaTeX applications. Michel Goossens and Alexander Samarin, developed ideas for The LaTeX Companion while supporting hundreds of LaTeX users at CERN, and Frank Mittelbach, at the University of Mainz and Electronic Data Systems. The questions most frequently posed to them became the questions answered in this book. Mittelbach is partly responsible for the current maintenance of LaTeX and is the author or coauthor of many widespread LaTeX extension packages, such as AMS-LaTeX, doc, multicol, and the New Font Selection Scheme. He is also the manager, principal architect of the longer-term LaTeX3 project, to which half the royalties from this book are paid. 0201541998B04062001 [via]
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Letters of Credit: A View of Type Designby Walter TracyISBN 1567922406 (1-56792-240-6)
Softcover, David R Godine Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Letters of Credit: A View of Type Design'Book summary:THE REVOLUTION in typesetting - a revolution that over the past two decades has eliminated a five-hundred-year-old system of hot metal production and replaced it with one of photo-generated and computer-driven composition - shows no sign of winding down. This book, more than any other we know, traces the steps that went into that revolution and simultaneously makes the argument that the letter forms themselves are in process of evolution. Tracy argues that, whether they are of the sixteenth or the twentieth century, the forms that comprise our alphabet are subject to the same rules of good taste, proportion, and clarity that have always obtained. But what we face today is vastly different from fifty years ago. For the first time, new technology has made the proliferation (and, as some would maintain, debasement) of letter forms fast and easy (or quick and dirty.)
With fifty years of professional experience on both sides of the Atlantic (including thirty years as head of type design for the British Linotype Company), Tracy is in a unique position to make this argument and arrive at his sad conclusion: the design of distinguished, contemporary typefaces is far outnumbered by the mediocre and downright bad. Part of the reason for this deplorable deterioration is a lack of critical analysis of the particular esthetics involved. This step-by-step examination of type-design esthetics is precisely what Tracy provides here, while avoiding both the promoter's hype and the manufacturer's claims. Here are the gut issues of what makes type good or bad, legible or unreadable. Extensively illustrated with both typefaces and line drawings, this book belongs on the shelf of anyone interested in thehistory of letters or in the artistry and peculiar problems that lie behind their production. [via]More editions of Letters of Credit: A View of Type Design:
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Logo Font & Lettering Bible: A Comprehensive Guide to the Design, Construction and Usage of Alphabets and Symbolsby Leslie CabargaISBN 1581804369 (1-58180-436-9)
Hardcover, F & W Pubns Inc
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The Mac Is Not a Typewriterby Robin WilliamsISBN 0938151312 (0-938151-31-2)
Softcover, Peachpit Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Mac Is Not a Typewriter'Book summary:One of the most popular Macintosh books ever published (over 300,000 now in print), The Mac is not a typewritercovers the top twenty things you need to know to make your documents look clean and professional: em dashes, curly quotes, spaces and indents, white space, etc. It's a primer that novices can pick up quickly, and that pros can keep going back to. Winner of the 1991 Benjamin Franklin Award, Computer Book Category. [via]
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The Mac Is Not a Typewriter: A Style Manual for Creating Professional-Level Type on Your Macintoshby Robin WilliamsISBN 1877932051 (1-877932-05-1)
Hardcover, Performance Enhancement Products
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Mac Is Not a Typewriter: A Style Manual for Creating Professional-Level Type on Your Macintosh'Book summary:One of the most popular Macintosh books ever written, The Mac is not a typewriter has been called the "Strunk and White of typography." Best-selling author Robin Williams's simple, logical principles for using type to produce beautiful, professional documents are as true now as they were when the original edition was published in 1989. This updated edition includes new examples and expanded information dedicated to the practical advice that made the first edition an enduring bestseller. Throughout, Robin shows you the small details that separate the pros from the amateurs: typographer versus typewriter quotation marks, en and em dashes, tabs and indents, kerning, leading, white space, widows and orphans, and hanging punctuation. If you prepare documents, you'll find The Mac is not a typewriter, Second Edition an indispensable guide. And those who read your documents will recognize the work of a pro, even if they don't know a curly quote from curly fries.
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The Metafont Bookby Donald E. KnuthISBN 0201134446 (0-201-13444-6)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Metafont Book'Book summary:METAFONT, created by author Donald E. Knuth, is a computer language that allows you to produce professional quality typefaces using mathematical type design. "The METAFONTbook," a user's guide and reference manual, enables readers with only minimal computer science or word processing experience to master the basic as well as the more advanced areas of METAFONT programming.
Readers will learn how to write a program for each letter or symbol of a typeface. Using METAFONT, it is possible to customize a type design that already exists, or even to create an entire alphabet from scratch. It is particularly easy to create logos or special symbols. Advanced users will enjoy the freedom and artistry that METAFONT allows in creating original typefaces.
Knuth's familiar wit, and illustrations specially drawn by Duane Bibby, add a light touch to an unusually readable software manual. [via]
Metafont: The Programby Donald Ervin KnuthISBN 0201134381 (0-201-13438-1)
Hardcover, Addison-Wesley
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The New Typography: A Handbook for Modern Designersby Jan Tschichold, Ruari McLean, Richard Hendel, Robin KinrossISBN 0520250125 (0-520-25012-5)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The New Typography: A Handbook for Modern Designers'Book summary:Since its initial publication in Berlin in 1928, Jan Tschichold's The New Typography has been recognized as the definitive treatise on book and graphic design in the machine age. At once a key theoretical document of Central European modernism between the world wars and an invaluable source of working principles for the practicing designer, this classic work enjoys the reputation among book artists that Le Corbusier's Toward a New Architecture has long held among architects.[via]
The book's legendary renown is certain to increase with the long-overdue appearance of this first English translation, published in a form that reflects Tschichold's original typography and design. Ranging from theoretical discussions of typography in the age of photography and mechanical standardization to practical considerations in the design of business forms, The New Typography remains essential reading for designers, art historians, and all those concerned with the evolution of visual communication in the twentieth century.More editions of The New Typography: A Handbook for Modern Designers:
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The Non-Designer's Design Book: Design and Typographic Principles for the Visual Noviceby Robin WilliamsISBN 1566091594 (1-56609-159-4)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Non-Designer's Design Book: Design and Typographic Principles for the Visual Novice'Book summary:So you have a great concept and all the fancy digital tools you could possibly require¿what¿s stopping you from creating beautiful pages? Namely the training to pull all of these elements together into a cohesive design that effectively communicates your message. Not to worry: This book is the one place you can turn to find quick, non-intimidating, excellent design help.
In The Non-Designer¿s Design Book, 2nd Edition, best-selling author Robin Williams turns her attention to the basic principles of good design and typography. All you have to do is follow her clearly explained concepts, and you¿ll begin producing more sophisticated, professional, and interesting pages immediately. Humor-infused, jargon-free prose interspersed with design exercises, quizzes, illustrations, and dozens of examples make learning a snap¿which is just what audiences have come to expect from this best-selling author. [via]More editions of The Non-Designer's Design Book: Design and Typographic Principles for the Visual Novice:
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The Non-Designer's Type Book: Insights and Techniques for Creating Professional-Level Typeby Robin WilliamsISBN 0321303369 (0-321-30336-9)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley
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Each short chapter explores a different type secret including use of evocative typography, tailoring typeface to project, working with spacing, punctuation marks, special characters, fonts, justification, and much more. It is written in the lively, engaging style that has made Williams one of the most popular computer authors today. And it uses numerous examples to illustrate the subtle details that make the difference between good and sophisticated use of type. The non-platform specific, non-software specific approach to the book makes this a must-have for any designer's bookshelf - from type novices to more experienced graphic designers and typesetters.
Please note! If you've read Beyond the Mac is not a typewriter then you don't need this book. This book is almost exactly the same as Beyond the Mac is not a typewriter. [via]
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The PC Is Not a Typewriter: A Style Manual for Creating Professional-Level Type on Your Personal Computerby Robin WilliamsISBN 0938151495 (0-938151-49-5)
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Printing Types: Their History, Forms and Useby Daniel Berkeley UpkideISBN 0486239284 (0-486-23928-4)
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Revival of the Fittest: Digital Versions of Classic Typefacesby Philip B. Meggs, Roy McKelveyISBN 1883915082 (1-883915-08-2)
Hardcover, F & W Pubns
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Signs and Symbols: Their Design and Meaningby Adrian Frutiger, Andrew BluhmISBN 0823048268 (0-8230-4826-8)
Softcover, Watson-Guptill Pubns
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Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Worksby Erik Spiekermann, E. M. GingerISBN 0201703394 (0-201-70339-4)
Softcover, Adobe Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works'Book summary:Frederic Goudy, American type designer, once said, "Anyone who would letterspace lower case would steal sheep." To most people, this comment only adds to the perception that type inhabits a mysterious world with intricate terminology and elaborate rules; added to this are thouasands of type faces out there that all seem to look alike. Until now, Spiekerman and Ginger shepherd their decades of typograhpic experience into a unique and lively guidebook which shows that type is easy to use, easy to understand, and in the hands of a savvy user, a powerful communications tool. You need no previous knowledge of typography to enjoy Stop Stealing Sheep. It makes no difference what kind of computer you work on, what type of software you use, or what you do for a living, because as the authors show- type, good type -reaches across all boundaries, computer platforms, and professional distinctions. [via]
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A Tally of Typesby Stanley Morison, Brooke Crutchley, Mike ParkerISBN 1567920047 (1-56792-004-7)
Softcover, Godine Publisher, David R.
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A Tally of Types, With Additions by Several Handsby Stanley MorisonISBN 0521200431 (0-521-20043-1)
Hardcover, Oak Knoll Pr
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The Texbookby Donald E. KnuthISBN 0201134489 (0-201-13448-9)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Texbook'Book summary:Here is the definitive guide to the use of TeX, written by the system's creator, Donald E. Knuth. TeX represents the state of the art in computer typesetting. It is particularly valuable where the document, article, or book to be produced contains a lot of mathematics, and where the user is concerned about typographic quality. TeX software offers both writers and publishers the opportunity to produce technical text of all kinds, in an attractive form, with the speed and efficiency of a computer system. Novice and expert users alike will gain from The TeXbook the level of information they seek. Knuth warns newcomers away from the more difficult areas, while he entices experienced users with new challenges. The novice need not learn much about TeX to prepare a simple manuscript with it. But for the preparation of more complex documents, The TeXbook contains all the detail required. Knuth's familiar wit, and illustrations specially drawn by Duane Bibby, add a light touch to an unusually readable software manual. The TeXbook is the first in a five-volume series on Computers and Typesetting, all authored by Knuth. 0201134470B04062001 [via]
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Texts on Type: Critical Writings on Typographyby Steven Heller, Philip B. MeggsISBN 1581150822 (1-58115-082-2)
Softcover, Allworth Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Texts on Type: Critical Writings on Typography'Book summary:Spanning the 20th century, with emphasis on the 1940s to the present, this collection will be necessary reading for all design students and faculty.
Students and teachers of graphic design will enrich their understanding of 20th century type design and typography with this unique anthology. Contained in this volume are more than 50 important, known and rare texts by critics, historians, and type designers about the history, aesthetics, and practice of type design and typography. An invaluable addition to any school course on type theory and practice, the book contains heretofore unprinted essays by major type masters, including W.A. Dwiggins, Hermann Zapf, and Paul Rand, as well as critical analyses of vintage and contemporary type and type design. A supplement to the successful Looking Closer series, the book specifically pinpoints those texts that will increase the common knowledge of typographic history and criticism. 25 B&W Illustrations [via]More editions of Texts on Type: Critical Writings on Typography:
The Thames and Hudson Manual of Typographyby Ruari McLeanISBN 0500680221 (0-500-68022-1)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Thinking With Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Studentsby Ellen LuptonISBN 1568984480 (1-56898-448-0)
Softcover, Princeton Architectural Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Thinking With Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students'Book summary:The organization of letters on a blank sheetor screenis the most basic challenge facing anyone who practices design. What type of font to use? How big? How should those letters, words, and paragraphs be aligned, spaced, ordered, shaped, and otherwise manipulated? In this groundbreaking new primer, leading design educator and historian Ellen Lupton provides clear and concise guidance for anyone learning or brushing up on their typographic skills.
Thinking with Type is divided into three sections: letter, text, and grid. Each section begins with an easy-to-grasp essay that reviews historical, technological, and theoretical concepts, and is then followed by a set of practical exercises that bring the material covered to life. Sections conclude with examples of work by leading practitioners that demonstrate creative possibilities (along with some classic no-no's to avoid). [via]More editions of Thinking With Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students:
Treasury of Alphabets and Lettering: A Source Book of the Best Letter Forms of Past and Present for Sign Painters, Graphic Artists, Commercial Artisby Jan TschicholdISBN 0393701972 (0-393-70197-2)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Type & Typographyby Andrew Haslam, Phil BainesISBN 0823055248 (0-8230-5524-8)
Softcover, Watson-Guptill Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Type & Typography'Book summary:" Includes 2 extensive timecharts, one on type designers, one on the evolution of writing and printingreference at a glance
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From the history of language and writing systems, to the development of letterforms and movable type, to the evolution of todays digital systems, Type and Typography offers an overview of the typefaces available today and a practical guide to using type as a meaningful element of design in all mediums. Newly expanded with fifty additional pages of text and eighty-five new illustrations, this second edition reflects the exciting developments in typography since the first edition was published in 2002. [via]More editions of Type & Typography:
Type And Typographyby Andrew Haslam, Phil BainesISBN 0823055280 (0-8230-5528-0)
Softcover, Watson-Guptill Pubns
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Type: The Secret History Of Lettersby Simon LoxleyISBN 1845110285 (1-84511-028-5)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Type: The Secret History Of Letters'Book summary:"Good typography should be invisible", so goes the old maxim--the typeface should carry the message, but not distract with its own personality. But if you've ever wondered how type was developed, exactly what a Goudy Friar is, or if Baskerville has anything to do with Sherlock Holmes, then Type will answer these questions and more. This is the story of the faces behind type, letters and typography: it tells of the passions and obsessions of its creators, of war, persecution and political upheaval, of business and technological breakthrough, of rivalry, death and disinterment. With the skill of a novelist, Simon Loxley weaves the story of letters through the history of our time. From Gutenberg's first moveable type to the internet, type has grown out of ambition, jealousy, desire, treachery and love. Never again will you look at your letters, your bank statements or your books in the same way.[via]More editions of Type: The Secret History Of Letters:
Typefaces for Booksby James SuttonISBN 1561310174 (1-56131-017-4)
Softcover, New Amsterdam Books
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Typographers on Type: An Illustrated Anthology from William Morris to the Present Dayby Ruari McLeanISBN 0393702014 (0-393-70201-4)
Hardcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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A Typographic Workbook: A Primer To History, Techniques, And Artistryby Cynthia Busic-Snyder, Kate ClairISBN 0471696900 (0-471-69690-0)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Typographic Workbook: A Primer To History, Techniques, And Artistry'Book summary:Lavishly illustrated with more than 450 images, A Typographic Workbook, Second Edition explains the process successful designers use to select, space, and creatively integrate fonts. This essential text demonstrates the use of type as a dynamic and expressive communication tool. This edition provides new and updated coverage of a broad range of topicsfrom a logical, clear historical overview of the craft to the latest digital technologies. Known for its highly interactive format, this Second Edition continues to include helpful review questions and multiple-choice quizzes, as well as many new projects and skill-building exercises that help readers immediately apply what they have learned. A Typographic Workbook, Second Edition is a valuable professional resource for working designers and an indispensable training tool for graphic design students. [via]
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A Typographic Workbook: A Primer To History, Techniques, And Artistryby Kate ClairISBN 0471292370 (0-471-29237-0)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Typographic Workbook: A Primer To History, Techniques, And Artistry'Book summary:Quickly master the concepts and skills you need to successfully design with type
a typographic WORKBOOK
To help you gain a deeper understanding of the effects produced by various fonts and typographic techniques, designer Kate Clair takes you on a fascinating tour of the innovative potential of type. Extensive visual examples illustrate the use of type as an expressive communication tool. From selecting the right font, to spacing it, to the creative integration of fonts, she explains the decisions made by successful designers. At the same time, she provides step-by-step guidance and numerous practice exercises that help you develop the confidence and skills needed to put that knowledge to work in your own designs. In addition, a detailed history of type is included.
A valuable professional resource for working designers and an indispensable training tool for graphic design students, A Typographic Workbook features:
* A historical overview of type and typographic technologies
* In-depth explanations of the formal qualities of different typefaces
* Skill-building exercises and projects to sharpen your skills
* Quizzes and review questions that help you gauge your progress
* An overview of computer terms and principles [via]More editions of A Typographic Workbook: A Primer To History, Techniques, And Artistry:
Typography Now : The Next Waveby Rick Poynor, Edward Booth-ClibbornISBN 1873968426 (1-873968-42-6)
Softcover, Booth-Clibborn Editions
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Typography Workbook: A Real-world Guide to Using Type in Graphic Designby Timothy SamaraISBN 1592533019 (1-59253-301-9)
Softcover, Quayside Pub Group
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Typography, When, Who, Howby Friedrich Friedl, Nicolaus Ott, Bernard Stein, Philipp LuidlISBN 3895084735 (3-89508-473-5)
Hardcover, Konemann
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Typography, When, Who, How'Book summary:Text dt., engl. und franz. - Das Nachschlagewerk "Typographie - wann wer wie" bietet eine detaillierte und umfassende Übersicht über die gesamte alphabetische Kultur. Es schildert ausführlich die Geschichte der typographischen Stile und Moden -ausgehend von der unmittelbaren Gegenwart bis zurück zu ihren Ursprüngen. Im Hauptteil werden über 700 Typographen, Schriftentwerfer, Kalligraphen, Gestalter und Künstler - aber auch Schulen, Institutionen, Lehrer und Theoretiker - vorgestellt, die unser Schriftbild prägen. Im Schlußkapitel wird die Entwicklung der Werkzeuge - vom Faustkeil zum Computer - im Hinblick auf die verschiedenen typographischen Techniken beschrieben. Das Werk zeigt anschaulich in über 2.000 Abbildungen, daß Typographie ein einflußreicher Bestandteil unserer Kultur ist, und macht es zum Lexikon des gestalteten Wortes. The reference book "Typography - when who how" provides a comprehensive survey of the entire alphabetic culture. It chronicles in detail the story of typographic style and mode - starting with the present day and going back to the origins. The main section presents over 700 typographers, type designers, calligraphers, designers and artists, as well as schools, institutions, teachers and theorists, who have left their distinctive mark on typography. The final chapter describes the development of the tools - from the hand-ax to the Computer - in the context of diverse typographical techniques. Over 2,000 illustrations in this book graphically show that typography plays an influential role in society and make it a dictionary of the designed word. [via]
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Typograpie: A Manual of Designby Emil RuderISBN 3721200438 (3-7212-0043-8)
Hardcover, Ram Pubns & Dist
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Typograpie: A Manual of Design'Book summary:Emil Ruder's Typography is the timeless textbook from which generations of typographer and graphic designers have learned their fundamentals. Ruder, one of the great twentieth-century typographers was a pioneer who abandoned the conventional rules of his discipline and replaced them with new rules that satisfied the requirements of his new typography. Now in its sixth printing, this book has a hallowed place on the bookshelves of both students and accomplished designers. Dimension: 83/4 x 11 inches, over 500 examples, English, German & French text. [via]
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Typology : Type Design from the Victorian Era to the Digital Ageby Steven Heller, Louise FiliISBN 0811823083 (0-8118-2308-3)
Softcover, Chronicle Books LLC
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The Visible Word: Experimental Typography and Modern Art, 1909-1923by Johanna DruckerISBN 0226165027 (0-226-16502-7)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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The Visual Display of Quantitative Informationby Edward R. TufteISBN 0961392142 (0-9613921-4-2)
Hardcover, Graphics Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Visual Display of Quantitative Information'Book summary:A timeless classic in how complex information should be presented graphically. The Strunk & White of visual design. Should occupy a place of honor--within arm's reach--of everyone attempting to understand or depict numerical data graphically. The design of the book is an exemplar of the principles it espouses: elegant typography and layout, and seamless integration of lucid text and perfectly chosen graphical examples. Very Highly Recommended. [via]
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Wordplay: Ambigrams and Reflections on the Art of Ambigramsby John LangdonISBN 0151984549 (0-15-198454-9)
Hardcover, Harcourt
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Wordplay: The Philosophy, Art, & Science Of Ambigramsby John LangdonISBN 0767920759 (0-7679-2075-9)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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Writing Systems of the Worldby Akira NakanishiISBN 0804812934 (0-8048-1293-4)
Hardcover, Tuttle Pub
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Writing Systems of the World: Alphabets, Syllabaries, Pictogramsby Nakanishi AkiraISBN 0804816549 (0-8048-1654-9)
Softcover, Tuttle Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Writing Systems of the World: Alphabets, Syllabaries, Pictograms'Book summary:This unique book presents 29 scripts in detail and offers examples of many more.[via]More editions of Writing Systems of the World: Alphabets, Syllabaries, Pictograms:
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Typography: An Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Throughout Historyby Friedrich Friedl, Nicolaus Ott, Bernard SteinISBN 1579120237 (1-57912-023-7)
Hardcover, Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Typography: An Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Throughout History'Book summary:An Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Throughout History. The most detailed and comprehensive survey and history of typography and alphabets ever undertaken, packed with 2,000 illustrations. [via]
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Der Mensch Und Seine Zeichenby Adrian Frutiger, Horst G. HeiderhoffISBN 3921640466 (3-921640-46-6)
Hardcover, Horst Heiderhoff Verlag
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