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Typography: An Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Throughout History [Hardcover]

Friedrich Friedl (Author)

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Hardcover: 592 pages
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers (Dec 10 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1579120237
ISBN-13: 978-1579120238
Product Dimensions: 30.9 x 25.5 x 5.1 cm
Shipping Weight: 3.6 Kg

Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,816,684 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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What Janson's History of Art is to millions of art history students, Typography will be to today's--and tomorrow's--design students. -- Wired, Daniel Carter

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An Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Throughout History. The most detailed and comprehensive survey and history of typography and alphabets ever undertaken, packed with 2,000 illustrations.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Superb reference book - a must purchase, Mar 8 2004

Erich Shelton "Lord Fontleroy" (Evansville, IN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Typography: An Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Throughout History (Hardcover)

I teach university level Graphic Design and Typography and brought my copy into class, like I do many books, hoping to inspire my students. If anyone has ever taught young college students, inspiration doesn't always come as we expect. Most of the time they give a half willing glance with little comment. However, when I brought this book into class, showed them the contents, and then noted the price, their interests immediately grew. It is an extremely large book and full of examples or overviews of everyone throughout history who has made contributions into design and type. It is not meant to be an exhaustive book on the subject and there were some designers and artists which possibly needed or deserved more exposure. However, it sparked enough interest in my students that before the class was over I had five students signing their name for me to order them a copy.

Once those interested received their copies, I heard them speaking among themselves and one particular young man, who seldom has anything positive to say, said to his friend. "It's an awesome book dude. You should come over sometime and look at it."

I recommend this book for anyone needing a little inspiration. It touches the tip of the ice berg, but sometimes that is all it takes!

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5.0 out of 5 stars This Book Amazes Me, Dec 29 2003

C. Ellsworth "Design Reviewer" (Lemonland.org) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Typography: An Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Throughout History (Hardcover)

As a professor of Visual Communication, I recommend this book to all of my design students and collegues for several reasons:

a) it is an excellent reference for finding information on typographers, influential institutions and design movements.

b) it is hard to find a page in this book that doesn't ask to be looked at closer-the entire book is in full color, with examples of posters, magazines, parchments... anything with type that is influential. The examples chosen are excellent and well placed. Many books only have black and white examples with just a few in color. It is hard to visually understand a design without its full dressing. This book shows works in their original glory.

c) the price is very modest for what you get in return.

You will wear out this book-buy two!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great Reference, Dec 21 2002

T. Gleason (New York) - See all my reviews
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This book, for the price, is a must-have for any graphic designer's library. It's great to skim through for inspiration or to look up individual designers' biographies.

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5.0 out of 5 stars This Book Is A Delightful Tour of Typographic Styles
Buy this book. Beautifully designed pages. A Treasure Trove of Visual reference. Students will love it: a gold mine of ideas. An exceptional "Buy". Read more

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