An edition of The typographic universe (2014)

The typographic universe

letterforms found in nature, the built world and human imagination

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The typographic universe
Steven Heller
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An edition of The typographic universe (2014)

The typographic universe

letterforms found in nature, the built world and human imagination

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A celebration of the world of letters found or created in unexpected places: natural, artificial, and urban alike. Even non-graphic designers know that type is everywhere: fonts and typefaces fill everything we consume or inhabit. They communicate, inform, sell, explain ... and yet finding serendipitous letterforms in the least likely locations can also excite and inspire. Once experienced, it is impossible not to see letters in anything from forests to housing projects, from leaves to brickwork. The eye becomes accustomed to seeing a world built of letters. Unlike most books on typography that present the "best"; and most refined examples, the object here is to reveal the "lost" or "unseen" typographies in nature and our cities. From machine-made and sculptural forms to flora and fauna, from the fading ghost types on buildings from a pre-digital age to the subterranean forms found beneath our urban centers, from crowd-sourced creations to the popular vernacular, there is a universe of letterforms all around us.

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Thames & Hudson
Language
English
Pages
351

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Table of Contents

Objectified type
Bodily type
Edible type
Industrial type
Outdoor type
Sculptural type
Elemental type
Floral type
Animal type
Ghost type.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 348-349) and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
745.4
Library of Congress
NK1510 .H444 2014, NK3600 .H256 2014, Z116.A5

The Physical Object

Pagination
351 pages
Number of pages
351

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27169014M
ISBN 10
0500241457
ISBN 13
9780500241455
LCCN
2014930119
OCLC/WorldCat
881214648, 885020013

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