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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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An important book
This important volume works both as a rich and detailed history and as a visual feast. Though the subject may seem esoteric (a British typography magazine that ceased publication in 1967), Rick Poynor makes a convincing case for Herbert Spencer's crucial role in the history of British graphic design as a champion of the modernist aesthetic. The book is cleanly designed by...
Published on May 16, 2003 by Jose Nieto...
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1 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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an archieve of old Typographica Magazine
The name "Typographica" sounds great but may be misleading! It's not an index book or source about nowadays modern typographic design but a memory of Typographica Magazine which has been published over between 1949-1967. Includes collected sample pages and scripts from the old magazine. It's just history...
Published on March 31, 2003 by Cem Gül
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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An important book,
By Jose Nieto... (Chestnut Hill, MA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Typographica (Hardcover)
This important volume works both as a rich and detailed history and as a visual feast. Though the subject may seem esoteric (a British typography magazine that ceased publication in 1967), Rick Poynor makes a convincing case for Herbert Spencer's crucial role in the history of British graphic design as a champion of the modernist aesthetic. The book is cleanly designed by Stephen Coates, with superb reproductions from the magazine.
1 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
an archieve of old Typographica Magazine,
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This review is from: Typographica (Hardcover)
The name "Typographica" sounds great but may be misleading! It's not an index book or source about nowadays modern typographic design but a memory of Typographica Magazine which has been published over between 1949-1967. Includes collected sample pages and scripts from the old magazine. It's just history...
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Typographica by Rick Poynor (Paperback - September 3, 2001)
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