Typography Sketchbooks (Paperback) /anglais - Couverture souple

Heller, Steven

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0500289689 ISBN 13 : 9780500289686

Editeur : Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2012

Synopsis

Selected by the world's most knowledgeable and well-connected graphic design commentator, Steven Heller, this survey gets into the minds of designers who create typefaces, word-images and logos through their private sketchbooks. Arranged by designer, it reveals how nearly 120 of the world's leading designers and typographers continually strive to find new and exciting ways of communicating through letters and words, and provides fascinating insights into their work. Aimed at all those who use type, whether by hand or on screen, this revealing compendium stresses the importance of good typography at a time when reading habits are changing, and celebrates a craft that has endured for centuries.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

`...endlessly interesting and provides a sharp insight into the kind of mind needed to invent lettering, as well as casting a keen new light on the text we see around us every day' --The Big Issue

`Page after page of stunning and inspiring sketchbook images...the book's image-focused design showcases the work to maximum effect'
--Type to Ken.net

This serendipitous survey produces a lively range of work. --The Times Literary Supplement

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Thames & Hudson Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0500289689
• ISBN 13: 9780500289686
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368