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A romp through the history of fonts and the lives of the great typographers, revealing the extent to which fonts are not only shaped by but also define the world in which we live.
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Table of Contents
Foreword by Chip Kidd
Page xi
Introduction: Love Letters
Page 1
1.
We don't serve your type
Page 9
2.
Capital Offence
Page 22
Gill Sans
Page 41
3.
Legibility vs Readability
Page 45
Albertus
Page 62
4.
Can a font make me popular?
Page 65
Futura v Verdana
Page 73
5.
The Hands of Unlettered Men
Page 77
Doves
Page 84
6.
The Ampersand's Final Twist
Page 89
7.
Baskerville is Dead (Long Live Baskerville)
Page 97
Mrs eaves & Mr Eaves
Page 106
8.
Tunnel Visions
Page 109
9.
What is it about the Swiss?
Page 124
Frutiger
Page 139
10.
Road Akzidenz
Page 143
11.
DIY
Page 158
12.
What the Font?
Page 172
13.
Can a font be German, or Jewish?
Page 180
Futura
Page 193
14.
American Scottish
Page 196
Moderns, Egyptians and Fat Faces
Page 204
15.
Gotham is Go
Page 208
16.
Pirates and Clones
Page 220
Optima
Page 233
17.
The Clamour from the Past
Page 235
Sabon
Page 251
18.
Breaking the Rules
Page 254
The Interrobang
Page 268
19.
The Serif of Liverpool
Page 270
Vendome
Page 284
20.
Fox, Gloves
Page 286
21.
The Worst Fonts in the World
Page 296
22.
Just My Type
Page 313
Bibliography
Page 333
Online
Page 337
Acknowledgments
Page 339
Font and image credits
Page 343
Index
Page 345
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Work Description
A quick and personal tour through the past and present of fonts, their design, and use.
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