Typography category: 75 books
by Pierce Butler
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
by William Skeen
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2018
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work
Thinking with Type
A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
Our all-time best selling book is now available in a revised and expanded second edition. Thinking with Type is the definitive guide to using typography in visual communication, from the printed page to the computer screen. This revised edition includes forty-eight pages of new content, including...
The Moderns
Midcentury American Graphic Design
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017
In The Moderns, we meet the men and women who invented and shaped Midcentury Modern graphic design in America. The book is made up of generously illustrated profiles, many based on interviews, of more than 60 designers whose magazine, book, and record covers; advertisements and package designs; posters;...
Peter Piper's Practical Principles of Plain and Perfect Pronunciation
A Study in Typography
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2015
Andrew Airpump ask'd his Aunt her ailment, Davy Dolldrum dream'd he drove a Dragon, Jumping Jackey jeer'd a Jesting Juggler, and Rory Rumpus rode a raw-bon'd Race-horse among other antics in this antique alphabet of tongue twisters.
Originally published in 1836, this charming collection of whimsical...
Graphic Design, Referenced
A Visual Guide to the Language, Applications, and History of Graphic Design
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2009
Graphic Design, Referenced is a visual and informational guide to the most commonly referenced terms, historical moments, landmark projects, and influential practitioners in the field of graphic design. With more than 2,000 design projects illustrating more than 400 entries, it provides an intense...
Body Type
Intimate Messages Etched in Flesh
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2014
Body Type is an eye-opening look into the amazingly creative ways that tattoo artists are utilizing typography. Whereas the majority of tattoo art uses images to convey messages, here the message actually is the image. Twenty-six alphabetical characters might not seem like much to work with, but a...
Just My Type
A Book About Fonts
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
A hugely entertaining and revealing guide to the history of type that asks, What does your favorite font say about you?
Fonts surround us every day, on street signs and buildings, on movie posters and books, and on just about every product we buy. But where do fonts come from, and why do we...
by Douglas Thomas
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2017
It's everywhere, including the moon (on the commemorative plaque left by Apollo 11 astronauts), Nike sneakers, the artworks of Barbara Kruger, Ed Ruscha, and Jenny Holzer, 2001: A Space Odyssey credits, Domino's Pizza boxes, Absolut Vodka bottles, and Red Bull cans. Richard Nixon used it for his presidential...
The Complete Book of Chalk Lettering
Create and Develop Your Own Style
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
Ubiquitous at boutiques and cafés, on Etsy and Pinterest, in stationery and home decor, the art of chalk lettering is hotter than ever. Valerie McKeehan, an Etsy standout whose work has been featured in magazines and websites from Good Housekeeping to RealSimple.com, teaches us everything we need...
by Adrian Shaughnessy
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2006
Published to instant acclaim in 2005, our best selling-áHow to Be a Graphic Designer without Losing Your Soul-áhas become a trusted resource for graphic designers around the world, combining practical advice with philosophical guidance to help young professionals embark on their careers. This new,...
Lanny
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2019
Longlisted for the 2019 Booker Prize
An entrancing new novel by the author of the prizewinning Grief Is the Thing with Feathers
There’s a village an hour from London. It’s no different from many others today: one pub, one church, redbrick cottages, some public housing, and a few...
Make It Now!
Creative Inspiration and the Art of Getting Things Done
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2017
'If you’re stuck for an idea, have a big decision to handle or need a new perspective on a problem, here are some approaches for thinking, communicating and creativity. An upbeat guide that anyone can use to help with the big and small challenges we face every day.’ Anthony Burrill
A life-affirming...
by Mario Giordano
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
A charming, thought-provoking, hand-lettered book for fans of The Book of Awesome and Wreck This Journal from the author of Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions**
They amaze us and hurt us, bring us to tears and make us laugh, delight us and keep us up at night: feelings that we know only too...