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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Beautifully presented with many historical examples
In an era when many books about typography principles focus on the ins and outs of specific computer programs, here is a beautiful book for beginners that focuses on principles, theory, and examples. Not as densely written as Bringhurst's classic "Elements" book, this book nonetheless has the advantage of being more quickly scannable, and it features many...
Published on October 27, 2003 by William I. Johnston
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1 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
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This book isn't really what I was hoping for. It talks more about the history of type and letter form. I was hoping for more ways to play with type and ideas for how to do it.
Published on March 3, 2006 by Heather
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Beautifully presented with many historical examples,
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This review is from: About Face: Reviving the Rules of Typography (Hardcover)
In an era when many books about typography principles focus on the ins and outs of specific computer programs, here is a beautiful book for beginners that focuses on principles, theory, and examples.Not as densely written as Bringhurst's classic "Elements" book, this book nonetheless has the advantage of being more quickly scannable, and it features many spreads that present actual book designs at full size or nearly so, giving a very tactile look to the book. Other concepts about leading, word spacing, letterforms, and so on are presented with large visual displays specifically constructed by the author. I would recommend this book for beginning graphic design students or for libraries interested in visual arts literacy.
1 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
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By Heather "Heather" (Minneapolis, MN United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: About Face: Reviving the Rules of Typography (Paperback)
This book isn't really what I was hoping for. It talks more about the history of type and letter form. I was hoping for more ways to play with type and ideas for how to do it.
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About Face: Reviving the Rules of Typography by David Jury (Hardcover - Aug. 2002)
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