Typography Sketchbooks - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1616890428 ISBN 13 : 9781616890421

Editeur : Princeton Architectural Press, 2011

Synopsis

* Typography the design of letters is at the heart of visual communication and graphic design. No design is successful without successful typography.
* An artful craft since the days of moveable type, today's digital designers have an unimaginable array of possibilities when it comes to choosing typefaces. Whether on paper, screen or in e-ink, legibility and expression are paramount.
* Where do the best contemporary fonts come from, and who designed them? Fortunately for us, typography for most designers is an obsession, one of the purest forms of design, one that can always be improved and refined.
* Selected by the world's most knowledgable 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.
* This collection of typographic explorations, arranged by designer intimately reveals how over 90 of world's leading designers and typographers continually strive to find new and exciting ways of communicating through letters and words. Established designer and up-and-coming talents include Ivan Chermayeff, Carlos Segura, Milton Glaser, Maira Kalman, Bob Aulfudish, Matthew Carter (US), Javier Mariscal and Patrick Thomas (Spain), Erik Spiekermann, Viktor N�bel (Germany), Peter Bilak and Enkeling (the Netherlands), Jean Baptiste Lev�e (France).
* The result of these wide-ranging typographic musings provide fascinating insights into the expressive quality of letters and words. Aimed at all those who use type, whether by hand or on screen, this pleasing 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

Présentation de l'éditeur

Selected by the worlds most knowledgeable and well-connected graphicdesign 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 worlds 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.

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

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Princeton Architectural Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1616890428
• ISBN 13: 9781616890421
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368
• Éditeur: Heller Steven, Lita Talarico
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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