How is it that text can be set perfectly and yet look insufferably dull? How do you achieve perfect congruence between the type itself and its meaning? In Detail in Typography Jost Hochuli, master book designer and author of the seminal Designing Books, addresses the finer points of setting text. Hochuli begins with a consideration of how human beings read, moving on incrementally to considerations of letter, word, and line as well as word-space and line-space. Hochuli concludes by examining whole paragraphs and how they carry meaning. Produced in Switzerland to the highest standards, Detail in Typography embodies critical thinking and articulate design in its own physical form.
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Jost Hochuli is a world-renowned book designer living in St. Gallen, Switzerland. He is the author of numerous books on graphic design and typography, including Designing Books.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is a fantastic alternative to (or companion to) Robert Bringhurst's classic The Elements of Typographic Style. In under 100 well-written pages, it covers the basics of in-paragraph formatting.
Highly recommended.
Highly recommended.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a relatively small book, but it packs a lot into a short space. It is "authoritative" in that it does not provide reasons or explanations for the typographic suggestions it makes. So look for a longer, more analytical work if you need explanations. This is a handy reference that shows the minimums needed to set good looking type. It is a handy reference to keep nearby when looking at typesetting projects that offer challenges. Using this booklet, you have an additional tool to help get well crafted type.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Although small compared to other typography books, Jost Hochuli's "Detail in typography" is really worth buying. However, reading Bringhurst's "The elements of typographic style" (the type-bible, as it's widely recognized) is highly recommended, as "Detail.." treats exactly what it says, fine tuning and maniacal details in the practice of typography.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Insightful and valuable read
Great supplement to Robert Bringhurst's "Elements of Typographic Style." Goes into more detail (obviously) of kerning, ligatures, etc…Helpful for all levels of designers.
Published 3 months ago by Emily Stewart
4.0 out of 5 stars
CONTENT TO COST RATIO IS AGAINST IT
This little book (about the size of a trade paperback) has about 60 pages of content.
I assume its $22 price tag is due to a very small print run, which pushed up the... Read more
I assume its $22 price tag is due to a very small print run, which pushed up the... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Joseph L. Breckenridge
5.0 out of 5 stars
Small but concise
A small book but packed with a lot of useful info and examples to help you understand the minimum required knowledge to set legible text.
Highly recommended.
Highly recommended.
Published 16 months ago by Cristiano Baptista
5.0 out of 5 stars
VERY SMALL BOOK
It's a fantastic, informative resource, but buyer beware, you're buying a pamphlet. It's very thin at 72 pages, and you may be expecting something larger. Just FYI.
Published 20 months ago by Benjamin Mikiten
2.0 out of 5 stars
Poor Example
For any book to be about typography and have inexcusable widows, orphans, and excessive hyphenations ruins it for me. Read more
Published on March 20, 2011 by Erich Shelton
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing
This book is easily the most important book I've read this year, I cherish the knowledge contained in these pages and will follow these lessons until the day I die.
Published on January 2, 2009 by Scott F. Sullivan
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