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The Geometry of Type: The Anatomy of 100 Essential Typefaces
Stephen Coles
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Description for The Geometry of Type: The Anatomy of 100 Essential Typefaces
Paperback. Explores 100 traditional and modern typefaces in detail, with a full spread devoted to each entry. In this title, characters from each typeface are enlarged and annotated to reveal key features, anatomical details, and the finer, often-overlooked elements of type design, which shows how these attributes affect mood and readability. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AKD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 193 x 247 x 20. Weight in Grams: 854.
The Geometry of Type explores 100 traditional and modern typefaces in detail, with a full spread devoted to each entry. Characters from each typeface are enlarged and annotated to reveal key features, anatomical details, and the finer, often-overlooked elements of type design, which shows how these attributes affect mood and readability. Sidebar information lists the designer and foundry, the year of release and the different weights and styles available, while feature boxes explain the origins and best uses for each typeface, such as whether it is suitable for running text or as ... Read more
The Geometry of Type explores 100 traditional and modern typefaces in detail, with a full spread devoted to each entry. Characters from each typeface are enlarged and annotated to reveal key features, anatomical details, and the finer, often-overlooked elements of type design, which shows how these attributes affect mood and readability. Sidebar information lists the designer and foundry, the year of release and the different weights and styles available, while feature boxes explain the origins and best uses for each typeface, such as whether it is suitable for running text or as ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
853g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500292457
SKU
V9780500292457
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99-5
About Stephen Coles
Stephen Coles is a writer and typographer. After six years as creative director at FontShop in San Francisco, he now edits the websites Typographica, Fonts In Use and The Mid-Century Modernist. Stephen is a regular contributor to The Print and The Codex magazines, a Type Camp instructor and a member of the FontFont TypeBoard. He also contributed editorial content to ... Read more
Reviews for The Geometry of Type: The Anatomy of 100 Essential Typefaces
'If you know the difference between a font and a typeface, you need this book; if you don't, you need it even more' - Erik Spiekermann 'Takes an appreciation of letterforms to another level' - Creative Review