Creative type : a sourcebook of classic and contemporary letterforms

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Title:

Author:

Jong, Cees de.

ISBN:

9780500512296

Personal Author:

Jong, Cees de.

Publication Information:

London : Thames & Hudson, 2005.

Physical Description:

399 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 26 cm

General Note:

Translated from the Dutch.

Contents:

Type etc-- / 20th-century expressive letterforms : an observation / From Rudolf Koch via David Carson into the new millennium : typography in the 20th century / Fonts and type designers -- ITC Franklin, 2004 / Demos, 2004, Praxis, 2004, / Zapfino, 2003 / Kosmik, 2002 / Beowolf, 1990 / Sabon Next, 2002 / Le Monde, 1997 / Syntax, 2000 / Aroma, 1999 / Gianotten, 1999, Milano, 2002 / Markin, 1999 / Scarborough, 1998 / Silvermoon, 1998 / Atomatic, 1997 / Finnegan, 1997 / Spitz, 1997 / Carumba, 1996 / Filosofia, 1996 / Tagliatelle, 1996 / LinoLetter, 1992 / Veto, 1994 / Sho, 1992 / Caecilia, 1990 / Officina, 1990 / Industria, 1989, Insignia, 1989 / Avenir, 1988 / Frutiger Next, 2001 / Stone, 1987 / Lucida, 1985 / Optima nova, 2002 / Modern classics : fonts and type designers -- The relationship between classic and contemporary typography -- Akzidenz Grotesk, 1969 / Helvetica, 1957 / Futura, 1932 / GillSans, 1928-30 / Times New Roman, 1832 / Bodoni, 1790 / Baskerville, 1754 / Caslon, 1725 / Stempel Garamond, 1543

Abstract:

"The digital era has entirely transformed the world of typography, and the past twenty or so years have witnessed breathtaking advances in the field. This easy-to-use book provides a comprehensively illustrated record of these developments, clearly setting them in their historical context, and forming an essential reference for graphic designers everywhere."--Jacket.

Subject Term:

Type and type-founding -- Specimens.

Type and type-founding -- History.

Type and type-founding -- History -- Pictorial works.

Caractères d'imprimerie -- Histoire.

Type and type-founding. (OCoLC)fst01159951

Typographie. (DE-588)4136341-3

Genre:

Bildband.

History. (OCoLC)fst01411628

Specimens. (OCoLC)fst01423861

Added Author:

Purvis, Alston W., 1943-

Friedl, Friedrich.

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Summary

A dynamic visual record of typeface evolution, focusing on the last twenty years.

The digital era has entirely transformed the world of typography. This elegant and easy-to-use book provides a comprehensively illustrated record of developments in the field, clearly setting them in their historical context and forming an essential reference for graphic designers everywhere.

Creative Type begins with three essays that address issues such as the impact of the digital era on typography and the ways in which contemporary designers are harnessing the typefaces of the past to satisfy the needs of the present. The book goes on to illustrate thirty-four modern classic typefaces produced between 1985 and 2004, accompanied by comments from each font's designer. A section devoted to the great historic typefaces, from Garamond, created in 1543, to Akzidenz Grotesk, designed by Gunter Gerhard Lange in 1969, completes the volume.