A2Z+: Alphabets & Signs - Softcover

Gooding, Mel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1616897074 ISBN 13: 9781616897079

Publisher: Princeton Architectural Pr, 2018

Synopsis

Now in its fourth iteration, revised and dramatically expanded with 130 new pages, A2Z+ remains the ultimate source for unusual, inventive fonts not found anywhere else. This spectacular updated version contains an abundance of newly-discovered material with over 130 new images, features the spectacular statistical charts of W. E. Du Bois and a wealth of rare graphics and ephemera. This off-beat collection is the perfect inspiration for designers, history buffs, artists, as well as casual readers interested in remarkable typefaces, symbols, and patterns

About this title

About the Author

Art critic, writer, and curator Mel Gooding lives in London.

From the Back Cover

Now in its fourth iteration, revised and dramatically expanded with over 100 new pages, Julian Rothenstein's classic compendium, A2Z+ remains the ultimate source for unusual, inventive fonts not found anywhere else: the "Tippler" alphabet created from an elegant, drunk man's meanderings, one based on ink spots, and another derived from an avant-garde Czech ballet. Eye test charts assert their modernist merit, and a Russian graphic simplifies the connection between agriculture and industry in elegant Constructivist type. Culled from books, advertisements, packaging, posters, and technical manuals from around the world, this off-beat collection is the perfect inspiration for designers, history buffs and anyone else interested in remarkable typefaces, symbols, and patterns.

Edition details

• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Pr
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1616897074
• ISBN 13: 9781616897079
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 314
• Editor: Rothenstein Julian