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Just My Type: A Book about Fonts
Just My Type: A Book about Fonts
by Simon Garfield
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Fonts surround us every day, on street signs and buildings, on movie posters and books, and on just about every product we buy. But where do fonts come from, and why do we need so many? Who is responsible for the staid practicality of Times New Roman... (read more)

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Elements of Typographic Style 3RD Edition
Elements of Typographic Style 3RD Edition
by Robert Bringhurst
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Completely updated, this book features the definitive rules of engagement forpracticing the art of typography. Illustrations throughout.... (read more)

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Stop Stealing Sheep: And Find Out How Type Works 2nd Edition
Stop Stealing Sheep: And Find Out How Type Works 2nd Edition
by Erik Spiekermann and E. M. Ginger
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An updated new edition of the classic guide to typography. A unique, entertaining, and educational tour through the most basic unit of human communication: type. This book, a perennial seller since 1993, draws in the reader with its beautiful design and... (read more)

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Tyopgraphic Design: Form and Communication
Tyopgraphic Design: Form and Communication
by Rob Carter
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Typographic Design is one of our bestselling graphic design books. This revision brings the book up to date and further secures its place as the book of choice for today's typography educators. This edition is full-color throughout and is supported by a... (read more)

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Thinking in Type: The Practical Philosophy of Typography
Thinking in Type: The Practical Philosophy of Typography
by Alex W White
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With this visually stunning primer, designers will develop the skills and vision to produce truly innovative, eye-catching type design. All of the basics about type design are covered and in-depth information is provided on more advanced topics such as... (read more)

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Thinking with Type, 2nd Revised and Expanded Edition: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students
Thinking with Type, 2nd Revised and Expanded Edition: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students
by Ellen Lupton
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"Thinking with Type" is the definitive guide to using typography in visual communication, from the printed page to the computer screen. This edition includes 48 pages of new content and the online companion has been revised to reflect the new material.... (read more)

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Type Primer
Type Primer
by John Kane
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A complete A - Z of typography.... (read more)

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Designing with Type
Designing with Type
by James Craig
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- A Basic Course in Typography Featuring an Online Resource - The indispensable classic, fully updated and integrated with a dedicated website - An excellent and useful introduction to the subject.--Milton Glaser - A must-have for everyone interested in... (read more)

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Thinking With Type : a Critical Guide for Designers, Writers and Editors (04 - Old Edition)
Thinking With Type : a Critical Guide for Designers, Writers and Editors (04 - Old Edition)
by Ellen Lupton
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The organization of letters on a blank sheet -- or screen -- is the most basic challenge facing anyone who practices design. What type of font to use? How big? How should those letters, words, and paragraphs be aligned, spaced, ordered, shaped, and... (read more)

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Active Literature: Jan Tschichold and New Typography
Active Literature: Jan Tschichold and New Typography
by Christopher Burke
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Jan Tschichold (1902-1974) is considered by many to be the most influential typographer of the twentieth century. A leading voice of the modernist movement, Tschichold oversaw the redesign of the Penguin and Pelican paperbacks in the late 1940s and... (read more)

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Working with Computer Type #0004: Experimental Typography
Working with Computer Type #0004: Experimental Typography
by Rob Carter
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The boundless typographic tools and possibilities of digital technology are explored in detail in this vitally useful source book. 1,600 color illustrations.... (read more)

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Exhibition and Display Design with Other
Exhibition and Display Design with Other
by Rob Carter
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"This breakthrough book provides the graphic design field with an impressive set of fresh possibilities", writes Print Magazine USA about this authoritative study on the use of computer-generated typography for exhibition and display design.... (read more)

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Letter Forms: 110 Complete Alphabets
Letter Forms: 110 Complete Alphabets
by Frederick W Lambert
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110 sets of capitals, 16 lowercase alphabets, 70 sets of numbers and various other symbols.... (read more)

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Type and Typography
Type and Typography
by Andrew Haslam
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Provides an essential grounding for readers of all levels, considering every aspect of typography.... (read more)

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Helvetica and the New York City Subway System: The True (Maybe) Story
Helvetica and the New York City Subway System: The True (Maybe) Story
by Paul Shaw
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How New York City subways signage evolved from a "visual mess" to a uniform system with Helvetica triumphant.... (read more)

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Never Use More Than Two Different Typefaces: And 50 Other Ridiculous Typography Rules (Ridiculous Design Rules)
Never Use More Than Two Different Typefaces: And 50 Other Ridiculous Typography Rules (Ridiculous Design Rules)
by Anneloes Van Gaalen
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Never Use More than Two Different Typefaces presents a humorous overview of the rules governing typography. A joy for graphic designers and everyone who has anything to do with designing texts. Like no other, this is a world that is held together by... (read more)

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Custom Lettering of the 40s & 50s
Custom Lettering of the 40s & 50s
by Rian Hughes
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When personal computers became de rigueur for the design world, their font lists standardized the array of typefaces available to layout artists and typesetters. But in the decades before computer dominance, hand-drawn fonts were the highlight of... (read more)

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Designing Type
Designing Type
by Karen Cheng
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As one of a graphic designer's most essential tools, typefaces influence the appearance of visual print materials perhaps more than any other component. This essential book explains the processes behind creating and designing type. Author Karen Cheng... (read more)

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Quick Solutions for Great Type Combinations
Quick Solutions for Great Type Combinations
by Carol Buchanan
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Includes 100 swipeable solutions for choosing typefaces that look great together, all created from just sixteen classic typefaces. Plus a showcase of pieces by noted designers.... (read more)

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I Wonder
I Wonder
by Marian Bantjes
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Quirky, poignant, astute, funny—this beautiful book presents a compelling collection of observations on visual culture and design, written and illuminated by world-renowned typographic illustrator Marian Bantjes. In Stefan Sagmeister's telling... (read more)

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