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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Fonts: A Guide for Designers and Editors

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Fonts: A Guide for Designers and Editors is a practical reference for creating good-looking text in a variety of business applications, using popular Windows software tools. Unlike other font books, this unique guide focuses on specific, day-to-day business tasks. You’ll concentrate on executing the task—from generating memos to creating video titles—and learn to produce attractive text in the process. Learn the fundamentals of good typesetting:
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An Initiation in Typography

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“Did you notice how picturesque the letter ‘Y’ is?” asks a poem by Victor Hugo. “That the letter ‘O’ stands for the sun or that the letter ‘Y’ stands for tree, glass or a fork in the road?” In this fascinating initiation into visual design and typography, the authors awaken readers’ curiosity page by page as they reveal
the magic of typography. Short, succinct texts introduce each topic, and typographical puzzles are presented with simple geometric shapes. The… More >>

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