Just My Type, englische Ausgabe
The original and best book about fonts
(Sprache: Englisch)
Non-fiction Christmas bestseller. Radio 4 Book of the Week
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Non-fiction Christmas bestseller. Radio 4 Book of the Week
Klappentext zu „Just My Type, englische Ausgabe “
Just My Type is not just a font book, but a book of stories. About how Helvetica and Comic Sans took over the world. About why Barack Obama opted for Gotham, while Amy Winehouse found her soul in 30s Art Deco. About the great originators of type, from Baskerville to Zapf, or people like Neville Brody who threw out the rulebook, or Margaret Calvert, who invented the motorway signs that are used from Watford Gap to Abu Dhabi. About the pivotal moment when fonts left the world of Letraset and were loaded onto computers ... and typefaces became something we realised we all have an opinion about.As the Sunday Times review put it, the book is 'a kind of Eats, Shoots and Leaves for letters, revealing the extent to which fonts are not only shaped by but also define the world in which we live.'This edition is available with both black and silver covers.
Autoren-Porträt von Simon Garfield
Simon Garfield
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Simon Garfield
- 2011, 352 Seiten, Maße: 12,8 x 19,7 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Profile Books
- ISBN-10: 1846683025
- ISBN-13: 9781846683022
- Erscheinungsdatum: 12.08.2011
Sprache:
Englisch
Rezension zu „Just My Type, englische Ausgabe “
"'A quirky introduction to fonts... Simon Garfield is careful to tickle as much as he teaches' (Peter Robins, Daily Telegraph) 'Enthralling... fascinating... strikes a great balance between fact and humour. Reading this book may just change your life' (Time Out) 'His book comprises dozens of lovely vignettes, anecdotes that make a potentially dusty subject utterly compelling' (Independent on Sunday)"
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Brilliant ... whether you're a graphics geek or have never given a second thought to what you're reading, don't miss this quirky, fact-filled font fest. Lauren Laverne Grazia
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