Griffin, Professor Dori
Type Specimens: A Visual History of Typesetting and Printing
- ISBN 13:
- 9781350116597
- author:
- Griffin, Professor Dori
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Bloomsbury Visual Arts
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 256
- Dimensions:
- 24.6 x 18.9 centimetres (0.72 kg
- Genre:
- Arts & Photography, Design, Graphic Arts,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Type Specimens: A Visual History of Typesetting and Printing Explore the evolution of typography and printing through a chronological visual tour of books, posters, and ephemera designed to sell fonts to printers, publishers, and 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. Fully illustrated 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. With its practical, engaging, and relevant approach, Type Specimens is an essential resource for anyone looking to contextualize the aesthetics and production of type in their practice.
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