Description: Type Specimens : A Visual History of Typesetting and Printing, Paperback by Griffin, Dori, ISBN 1350116599, ISBN-13 9781350116597, Brand New, Free shipping in the US
Type Specimens introduces readers to the history of typography and printing through a chronological visual tour of ths, posters, and ephemera designed to sell fonts to printers, publishers, and eventually graphic designers.
This richly illustrated book guides design educators, advanced design students, design practitioners, and type aficionados through four centuries of visual and trade history, equipping them to contextualize the aesthetics and production of type in a way that is practical, engaging, and relevant to their practice.
Fully illustrated throughout with 200 color images of type specimens and related ephemera, th illuminates the broader history of typography and printing, showing how letterforms and their technologies have evolved over time, inspiring and guiding designers of today.
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Book Title: Type Specimens : A Visual History of Typesetting and Printing
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
Publication Name: Type Specimens : a Visual History of Typesetting and Printing
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication Year: 2022
Subject: Book Printing & Binding, Communication Studies, History / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945), Graphic Arts / Typography
Item Height: 0.7 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 25.3 Oz
Subject Area: Design, Art, Language Arts & Disciplines, Crafts & Hobbies
Author: Dori Griffin
Item Length: 9.6 in
Item Width: 7.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
