A View of Early Typography: Up To About 1600

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A View of Early Typography has long been regarded as the classic text on the production and use of type in the first 150 years of printing. By focusing on type, Harry Carter goes to the heart of design, the point at which the material processes of printing meet the intellectual concerns of publishers and the nature of the texts they publish. Among the topics covered: the diversity of letterforms (blackletter, roman, italic, and more); the tensions between Latin and … More >>

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Jan Tschichold: A Life in Typography

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German type and book designer Jan Tschichold (1902-1974) revolutionized modern typography through his bold, asymmetrical designs and use of sanserif typography, both inspired by the work of the Bauhaus. He proclaimed his new design philosophy through a series of articles and books, including Die neue Typographie, published in Berlin in 1928. His international renown came largely as a result of his redesign of Penguin’s entire series of paperback novels just af… More >>

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Display Copy Only: A Book of Intro Work

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Intro is part of the new wave of innovative design and digital media companies. The team’s eclectic mix of skills – embracing print, web and moving-image design – places it at the centre of contemporary communication design. The company’s approach is “aesthetics first”, and it produces provocative and iconoclastic work. The work from Intro’s portfolio represented in this book reflects the company’s diverse client list, from Deutsche Bank to Depeche Mode. It is perha… More >>

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