Modern Typography, 2nd Edition is a completely updated and revised edition of Robin Kinross's classic survey of European and North American typography since 1700, first published in 1992. In addition to numerous new illustrations and revised text, Modern Typography has been re-scaled to a new, convenient pocket format. Kinross's overview breaks ground by focusing on the history of typography as an intricate web of social, technical, and material processes, rather than a parade of typeface styles. Eye magazine calls Modern Typography the book that tells "how modern typography got to be the way it is." Together, Kinross's clear, concise writing combined with his extensive knowledge of the history of typography create a gold standard for how design history ought to be written.
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Robin Kinross is Publisher of Hyphen Press. He lives in London.
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Great book dealing with typography,
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This book offers an indepth look at typography and its functions. The book is one of many typography books that I own and this one is one of the better ones in my opinion. Great for students interested in learning more about photography and great for working designers or writers who may need a refresher course in type.
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well-researched historical reference,
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for the typographer interested in more than just getting the job done, this is a must read. it is a readable and quite detailed survey of the history that has brought us to present-day typographic design.
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- Art in the Third Reich by Berthold Hinz on page 246, and page 254
- William Morris: Romantic to revolutionary by E. P Thompson on page 241, and Back Matter
- William Morris (Discovering Art) by N M Wells on page 241
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