The Field Guide to Typography: Typefaces in the Urban Landscape

ISBN-13: 9780500241448 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 384 str.

Peter Dawson

Opis

Explores and explains the myriad typefaces that we see around us in our day-to-day lives, from airplane liveries to computer screens, from billboard hoardings to signage systems. This book presents over 120 typefaces old and new, common and unusual with photographic references to help font spotters identify particular typefaces in the wild.

Recenzje

'An excellent guide ... fascinating' - Creative Review

Spis treści

Foreword - The Field Guide - Serif - Sans Serif - Display - Script - Symbols and Dingbats - Further Reading

O autorze

Peter Dawson co-founded his design practice, Grade, in 2000. He is a fellow and a former chair and boardmember of the International Society of Typographic Designers, and has also acted as a visiting typographylecturer at a number of universities. He is the author of The Field Guide to Typography, also published byThames & Hudson.