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Detail In Typography Paperback – September 3, 2008

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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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72 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Hyphen
Publication date

September 3, 2008
Reading age

18 years and up
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5 x 0.25 x 8.38 inches
ISBN-10

0907259340
ISBN-13

978-0907259343
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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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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hyphen; 1st edition (September 3, 2008)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 72 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0907259340
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0907259343
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.99 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.25 x 8.38 inches

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Pete from across the RiverTop Contributor: Country Music

short detailed look at type

Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2010

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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.

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Jack Aubert

Fascinating book. Everybody with an interest in typography should ...

Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2017

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Fascinating book. Everybody with an interest in typography should read it.

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Joseph L. Breckenridge

CONTENT TO COST RATIO IS AGAINST IT

Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2012

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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 unit cost.

I think the book has value and does include many important details that help define the difference between OK and professional typography. But the ratio of content to price is a little out of whack.

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Poe

" but a good summary of the basics

Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2016

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Far less comprehensive than Bringhurst's "The Elements of Typographic Style," but a good summary of the basics.

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Amazon Customer

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2016

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The best for type nerds. Small and short which I like to carry around as a handbook for referencing.

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Emily Stewart

Insightful and valuable read

Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2013

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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.

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Scott F. Sullivan

Amazing

Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2009

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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.

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JEK

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2016

Excellent book on micro typography. Beautifully typeset edition.

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Marina Economides

typography

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 22, 2018

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great book for anyone interested in typography

Carolyn Lyness

Good quality seed trays

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 9, 2021

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These seed trays are small but strong

katie

greaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 5, 2013

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Great present and it arrived really quickly which was great because it was a birthday and christmas present. Loved it!

Testo imperdibile

Reviewed in Italy on May 10, 2020

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Questo testo non è una introduzione all'arte della tipografia, ma, come chiaramente affermato nel titolo, un'analisi di come dettagli anche minimi possano avere un impatto enorme sulla resa visiva e sulla fruibilità di un testo stampato.

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Claudia P

Essenziale e completo

Reviewed in Italy on April 23, 2017

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Libricino che spiega tutto l'essenziale per ciò che riguarda òa tipografia, e come gestire una pagina editoriale.
Dal font, al caattere, al paragrafo :)

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