Type & Typography - Softcover

Baines, Phil; Haslam, Andrew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0823055248 ISBN 13: 9780823055241

Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns, 2002

Synopsis

· Includes 2 extensive timecharts, one on type designers, one on the evolution of writing and printing—reference at a glance
· Newly revised and expanded
· Hundreds of remarkable photographs
and illustrations
From the history of language and writing systems, to the development of letterforms and movable type, to the evolution of today’s digital systems, Type and Typography offers an overview of the typefaces available today and a practical guide to using type as a meaningful element of design in all mediums. Newly expanded with fifty additional pages of text and eighty-five new illustrations, this second edition reflects the exciting developments in typography since the first edition was published in 2002.

About this title

Review:

Anyone interested in or involved with type should buy this book,.......
... you won't be disappointed by the erudite and clearly presented information. Simply essential.

About the Author:

Phil Baines has worked as a freelance designer for twenty years and is noted for his letterpress work. He is a Senior Lecturer on the BA (Hons) Graphic Design course at Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design. Andrew Haslam has run his own studio since 1987, creating textbooks for children. Having taught at several colleges in the UK, he is now course leader of the MA Communication Desian course at Central

About this edition

• Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0823055248
• ISBN 13: 9780823055241
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192