Shapes for sounds (cowhouse) [Hardcover]

Timothy Donaldson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 10, 2008

Twenty-six illustrated charts track how spoken languages developed into written alphabets.

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About the Author

Timothy Donaldson is a letterworker. He developed an obsessive interest in drawing during his first decade, which matured into another obsession with writing (still drawing) during his second one. During his third decade he was a journeyman signwriter, earning his crust in pursuit of the just forming of letters. By his fourth decade he dropped "signwriter" and started to use a grander phrase, "lettering artist," to describe himself. He is well known for large scale performances that explore the convergence of group narratives, divergent orthographies, semiotics, and action drawing. He performs and lectures internationally, designs typefaces, and contributes to the global corpus of critical graphic design writing. He currently teaches in the beautiful seaside surroundings of University College Falmouth, in Cornwall, where he attempts to trace a meaningful path between the history, theory and practice of graphic design. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Mark Batty Publisher (October 10, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0979966620
• ISBN-13: 978-0979966620
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 1 x 9.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #503,843 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great thorough book about exactly what it says., April 4, 2009

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This review is from: Shapes for sounds (cowhouse) (Hardcover)

This book was for a project on how to bring sounds into the graphic/visual realm. I found this book very helpful when thinking about how music and visuals connected. The only reason why I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is because it goes in a bit deeper about how the actual letters were formed through sounds where I was thinking it would have more examples of actual sounds used in creating music and how it is related to the visuals. Still a beautifully designed book.