Scripts: Elegant Lettering from Design's Golden Age - Hardcover

Steven Heller; Louise Fili

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0500515689 ISBN 13: 9780500515686

Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2011

Synopsis

From wedding announcements to IOUs, there are hundreds perhaps thousands of scripts, some classic, others eccentric. Derived from handwriting, these are typefaces that are stylized to suggest, imply or symbolize certain traits linked to writing. Drawn from the Golden Age of scripts, from the 19th to the mid-20th century, this is the first compilation of popular, rare and forgotten scripts from Britain, Italy, France, Germany and the USA. Filled with examples from a broad spectrum of sources advertising, street signs, invitations, type-specimen books, personal letters this collection from esteemed art director Steven Heller is a delightful trove of long-overlooked material, and will be an invaluable sourcebook for anyone with an interest in graphic design.

About this title

Review:

'Flair and flourish to spare ... an inspiring resource'
--Computer Arts

'A visual feast and a great idea for any graphic design student ... a delightful trove of long overlooked material, and will be an invaluable sourcebook for anyone with an interest in graphic design'
--Four Shires Magazine

About the Author:

Steven Heller is co-chair of the MFA Design: Designer as Author programme at the School of Visual Arts, New York. He is the author of many books, including Stencil Type, Graphic, Typography Sketchbooks, New Ornamental Type and New Vintage Type, all published by Thames & Hudson. Louise Fili is director of Fili Design, a New York-based design studio specializing in vintage typographic treatments.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0500515689
• ISBN 13: 9780500515686
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352