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An edition of Just my type (2010)

Just my type

a book about fonts

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  • ★★★ 3.33 ·
  • 3 Ratings
  • 34 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 5 Have read

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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Gotham Books
Pages
356

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Subjects
Type and type-founding, Graphic design (Typography), In library, Typographers, Psychological aspects, Social aspects, Biography, History
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Eric Gill, Matthew Carter, Johannes Gutenberg, Frederic Goudy

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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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Copyright Date
2010

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Z250 .G228 2011

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Hardcover
Pagination
xxiii, 356p
Number of pages
356
Weight
636 grams

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OL24997342M
Internet Archive
justmytypebookab00simo
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9781592406524
LCCN
2012372122
OCLC/WorldCat
706017795
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A quick and personal tour through the past and present of fonts, their design, and use.

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