Typographic Specimens: Great Type Faces - Softcover

Meggs, Philip B.; Carter, Rob

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0442007582 ISBN 13: 9780442007584

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd, 1993

Synopsis

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About the Author

Philip Meggs is professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, contributing editor of Print magazine, and visiting graduate faculty at Syracuse University. He is the author of Type & Image and A History of Graphic Design, and coauthor of Typographic Design: Form and Communication. His design work has been exhibited widely, including Print Regional Annual, CA Annual, Graphis Posters, Photographis, and The New York Art Director′s Club. Rob Carter teaches typography and graphic design at Virginia Commonwealth University. His design projects have been exhibited by the American Institute of Graphic Arts, New York Art Director′s Club, Society of Typographic Arts, Graphis Annual, Creativity, and the New York Type Director′s Club. He is the author of American Typography Today and coauthor of Typographic Design: Form and Communication.

Synopsis

Features 38 type families selected by polling over 100 designers and educators for their excellence and endurance through the test of time. Each type family is shown in display and text specimens with complete fonts including italic and bold variations. Contributors have researched and written concise discussions of each type family's origins, char

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0442007582
• ISBN 13: 9780442007584
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416