Back to Font
eBook - ePub

Back to Font

Behind the Typefaces You Thought You Knew

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Back to Font

Behind the Typefaces You Thought You Knew

About this book

Warning: this book may cause you to rethink your default typeface settings.
Back to Font uncovers the secrets and lives behind 16 of the most famous typefaces. It answers all sorts of questions you might never have thought to ask before. Like: who were their 'parents' and where were they 'born'? What's pretty and interesting about them, and what isn't? How are the typefaces used (and abused), and where can you find them 'in the wild'? Most importantly, these chatty and opinionated insights will help you decide whether to kiss, marry or kill each typeface.
Who knew type could provoke such controversy? (We did.)

Featuring:
Times New Roman / Gill Sans / Futura / Bodoni / Goudy / Baskerville / Akzidenz Grotesk /
Mrs Eaves / Trajan / Novarese / Bell Centennial / Foundry Sterling / Transport /
Zapf Dingbats / Univers / Papyrus

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Edition
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Topic
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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Foreword
  5. Introduction: Type Anatomy
  6. Times New Roman
  7. Gill Sans
  8. Futura
  9. Bodoni
  10. Goudy
  11. Baskerville
  12. Akzidenz-Grotesk
  13. Mrs Eaves
  14. TRAJAN
  15. Novarese
  16. Bell Centennial
  17. Foundry Sterling
  18. Transport
  19. Zapf Dingbats
  20. Univers
  21. Papyrus
  22. Further reading
  23. Index
  24. Picture credits
  25. Acknowledgements