Title:
Revival of the fittest : digital versions of classic typefaces
Author:
Annand, Carolyn.
ISBN:
9781883915087
Publication Information:
New York : RC Publications ; Cincinnati, Ohio : Distributed by North Light Books, ©2000.
Physical Description:
vii, 183 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
General Note:
"A Print Magazine publication"--Cover.
Contents:
Prologue: What makes a typeface a classic? -- Introduction: Esthetics, technology, and marketing in the evolution of typeface designs -- Major Typefaces and Their Digital Forms -- Ancient Inscriptions / Janet Horst -- Baskerville / John Dixon -- Bembo / Julie L. Rabun -- Bodoni and Didot / Roy McKelvey -- Caslon / Philip B. Meggs -- Centaur / Sheilah M. Barrett -- Century / Carolyn Annand -- Clarendons / Pornprapha Phatanateacha -- Cheltenham / Bonnie Hamalainen -- Egyptians / Shih-Tien Yang -- Franklin Gothic / Ansel M. Olson -- Garamond and Galliard / David Steadman -- Geometric Sans Serifs / Jarik van Sluijs -- Grotesques / Charley Foley -- Helvetica and Meta / Leland M. Hill -- Humanist Sans Serifs / Jamie M. Barnett -- Jenson / Sheilah M. Barrett -- Renaissance Inscriptions / Julie L. Rabun -- Times Roman / Mary Beth Henry -- Univers and Frutiger / Jennifer Gibson.