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The Electronic Word: Democracy, Technology, and the Arts by Richard A. Lanham University of Chicago Press (1995) ISBN: 0226468852 Comment: “Chosen a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times Book Review, Richard Lanham’s The Electronic Word surveys the effects of electronic text on the arts and letters. Insisting that the move from book to screen gives cause for optimism, not apocalyptic despair, Lanham proclaims that ‘electronic expression has come not to destroy the Western arts but to fulfill them.’” (from the University of Chicago Press) CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!

		The Elements of Typographic Style (2nd Edition) by Robert Bringhurst Hartley & Marks (1997) ISBN: 0-88179-132-6 (paperback) ISBN: 0-88179-133-4 (hardcover) CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION! Comments: The zen and poetry of type and typography. Bringhurst’s book is probably my all-time favorite. If I could only recommend one book on typography, this would be it. If you don’t already own it, buy it now. “A killer book.” – John C. Dvorak

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An Embarrassment of Misprints: Comical and Disastrous Typos of the Centuries by Max Hall Fulcrum Publishers (1995) ISBN: 1555912028 CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!

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Emigre: Graphic Design into the Digital Realm by Rudy Vanderlans & Zuzana Licko John Wiley & Sons (1997) ISBN: 0471285471 CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!

The Encyclopaedia of Type Faces by W. Pincus Jaspert, W. Turner Berry & A.F. Johnson Blandford Press (1990) ISBN: 0-7137-2186-3 Comments: Just about every typeface designed before the era of digital typography and desktop publishing is listed in this book. The historical backgrounds provide too little information about any given font — the book is primarily a listing of type specimens in alphabetical order — but it is a useful reference nonetheless to help you identify particular typefaces, as well as the original designers and foundries. The book is currently out of print, but Amazon may be able to locate a copy for you. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION! Oak Knoll Books: $100.00 You can also order the third edition from Oak Knoll Books. Book# 30476: CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!

The End of Print: The Graphic Design of David Carson by Lewis Blackwell & David Carson Chronicle Books (1996) ISBN: 0-8118-1199-9 Comments: The End of Print is the first collection of designs from David Carson, clearly one of the leaders of alternative, or “grunge” design. The book is a showcase of some of his best spreads from Surfer, Beach Culture and Ray Gun magazines, publications that set the standard for the genre. It’s a fun book full of cool ideas. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!

Envisioning Information by Edward R. Tufte Graphics Press (1990) ISBN: 0961392118 CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!

An Essay on Typography (Reprint Edition) by Eric Gill David R. Godine, Publisher (1993) ISBN: 0-87923-950-6 CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!

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Experimental Typography (Working With Computer Type, No 4) by Rob Carter Watson-Guptill Publications (1997) ISBN: 2-8804-6279-7 CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!

Faces on the Edge: Type in the Digital Age by Steven Heller John Wiley & Sons (1997) ISBN: 047128761X CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!

Finer Points in the Spacing and Arrangement of Type (Revised Edition) by Geoffrey Dowding Hartley & Marks (1995) ISBN: 0-88179-119-9 Comments: Required reading for DTP and printing professionals. The original edition first published by Wace & Company is long since out of print, but this revised edition is a classic nonetheless. Detail-freaks will love it. Highly recommended. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!

Five Hundred Years of Printing (New Edition) by Saul H. Steinberg (New Edition revised by John Trevitt) Oak Knoll Press (1996) ISBN: 1-884718-20-5 (paperback) ISBN: 1-884718-19-1 (hardcover) CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION! Comments: “Five Hundred Years of Printing is essential reading for the book collector, the cultural historian, the professional publisher and book designer, and teachers and students of typography, graphic design and communications studies.” Another excellent book from Oak Knoll Press. Originally published by Penguin Books in 1955, with a foreword by Beatrice Ward.

Font Technology: Methods and Tools by Peter Karow Springer Verlag (1994) ISBN: 0387572236 Comments: “This book covers the whole area of font technology. It offers chapters on such issues as intelligent font scaling, kerning, quality of type, legibility, and problems of different output devices, among others. It makes fascinating reading on Gutenberg setting, the font market, and optical scaling. Last but not least, it gives a ‘hands-on’ account of kanji, the Chinese/Japanese ideograms. The book also contains a number of valuable and instructive appendices. Almost all you need to know about type and computers!” Recommended reading for typeface development professionals and anyone seriously into digital type creation. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!

Fontographer: Type by Design by Stephen Moye MIS Press (1995) ISBN: 1-55828-447-8 Comments: “From Bezier curves to orthogonal handles, from PostScript to TrueType, this is a complete guide to computer typeface design using Fontographer.” It’s also the ONLY book written about Fontographer. An excellent resource, and required reading for anyone considering creating or editing typefaces using Macromedia Fontographer. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!

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Foreign-Language Alphabets: 100 Complete Fonts (Dover Pictorial Archive Series) by Dan X. Solo (Editor) Dover Publications (1998) ISBN: 0486297047 CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!

The Form of the Book: Essays on the Morality of Good Design (Reprint Edition) by Jan Tschichold (translated from the original German by Hajo Hadeler) Hartley & Marks (1995) ISBN: 0-88179-116-4 Comments: Originally published in German as Ausgewählte Aufsätze über Fragen der Gestalt des Buches und der Typographie. The Hartley & Marks edition is much than a guide for would-be book designers. It is a feast of typographical information and inspiration for the desktop publisher committed to designing beautiful yet functional, classic yet modern documents and publications. The reprint edition was edited by Robert Bringhurst, author of The Elements of Typographic Style. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!

Fundamentals of Copy & Layout (3rd Edition) by Albert C. Book & C. Dennis Schick NTC Business Books (1997) ISBN: 0-8442-3022-7 CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!

The Inscriptions of Eric Gill by David Peace David R Godine, Publisher (1995) ISBN: 1567920276 CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!

Glossary of Typesetting Terms (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing) by Richard Eckersley, Charles M. Ellerston, Richard Hendel, Naomi B. Pascal & Anita Walker Scott University of Chicago Press (1994) ISBN: 0226183718 Comments: “About 900 entries — some traditional terms, some connected with computers — are defined by a team of designers, editors, compositors, and production managers. The appendixes include sample house style sheets, and cover type styles, the parts of a book and of a letter, coding and marking manuscript, writing specifications for tables, proofreaders’ marks, and special characters.” CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!

Graphic Design for the Electronic Age by Jan V. White Watson-Guptill Publications [1988] ISBN: 0-8230-2121-1 Comments: Despite its rather hokey title, this is an excellent book both for those just getting started in desktop publishing, as well as those who manage DTP departments. This title is currently out of print, but you may still be able to order a copy through Amazon. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!

A Guide to Publishing User Manuals (Wiley Technical Communication Library Series) by Ken Whitaker John Wiley & Sons (1995) ISBN: 047111846X CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!

Illustrator Type Magic (Book & CD-ROM Edition) by Greg Simsic Hayden Books (1997) ISBN: 1568303343 CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!

Inside Macintosh: Quickdraw GX Typography by Apple Computer Inc. Addison-Wesley (1994) ISBN: 0201406799 CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!

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Insiderbuch Type Design: Digitales Gestalten mit Schriften von Sean Cavanaugh Midas Verlag AG, Zürich (1997) ISBN: 3-907020-34-0 Preis: 98,00 DM ~ 715.00 öS ~ 84.00 sFr »Das Buch berücksichtigt alle Aspekte der Typografie gestalterisch und technisch: Der Autor liefert nicht nur grundsätzliches Wissen zu Funktion und Anwendungsmöglichkeiten der Typografie, sondern er verrät auch zahlreiche Tips, Tricks und Techniken.« (Bouvier Gonski Buchkultur Online) Aus dem Inhalt: PostScript- und TrueType-Grundlagen Schriften installieren Ligaturen und Expert-Zeichen Regeln für digitale Typografie Schrift als grafisches Element Klassifikation der Schriften inclusive CD-ROM mit 220 Schriften für Mac und Windows KLICKEN SIE HIER FÜR MEHR INFORMATIONEN

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Language and Typography (1st Edition) by Cal Swann Lund Humphries (1991) Oak Knoll Books: $35.00 “Succinct presentation of linguistic and sociolinguistic concepts and their application to ‘visible’, i.e. typographic speech and its transmission through content, form, and context. The concluding chapter critiques various public signs which had come to the author’s attention, in terms of linguistic content, visual presentation, and ethnographic content, and concludes with a proposed method of analyzing such productions and a case study applying this method. Well-illustrated throughout with examples and a short bibliography. Intended for students of design and language.” Description taken from the Oak Knoll Books web site. Book# 52348: CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!

NOUVEAU «Tous ceux qui, de pres ou de loin, s’interessent aux polices ont besoin d’un tel ouvrage. La valeur de ce livre tient autant a son contenu qu’a celui du CD-ROM.» – John C. Dvorak

Les polices de caractères : La typographie à la portée de tous les graphistes par Sean Cavanaugh (traduit de l’américain par Daniel Prout) Simon & Schuster Macmillan, France (1996) ISBN: 2-7440-0119-8 Prix: 74.00 Fr Description du livre: Si une multitude de polices sont disponibles sur le marché, en revanche très peu d’informations sur leur utilisation sont généralement progosées. Ce livre vous aidera donc à professionnaliser vos travaux tout en vous enseignant d’histoire, la technologie, le langage et l’utilisation des polices. Les graphistes, les maquettistes et tous ceux que la typographie intéresse peuvent maintenant explorer le monde des polices. Table des matières: Polices PostScript et TrueType 1: Les bases Polices PostScript et TrueType sur le Macintosh Polices PostScript et TrueType dans Windows D’une plate-forme à l’autre L’utilisation des caractères Les ligatures et les caractères experts Les règles de la typographie numérique Typographie et courrier électronique Le charactère en tant au’élément graphique Comment choisir des polices Un CD-ROM contenant 220 polices PostScript et TrueType pour Mac et Windows CLIQUEZ ICI POUR OBTENIR PLUS D’INFORMATIONS!

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Letterheads in the 3rd Dimension by David E. Carter (Editor), Suzanna M. Brown (Illustrator) Watson-Guptill (1997) ISBN: 0823027538 CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!

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Lettering: Studies and Research on the Evolution of Writing and Print Typefaces by Antonio Tubaro, Ivana Tubaro Idea Books (1997) ISBN: 0962798509 CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!

Letter Forms: Typographic and Scriptorial: Two Essays on Their Classification, History and Bibliography (Typophile Chap Books, 45) by Stanley Morison Hartley & Marks (1997) ISBN: 0881791369 CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!

The Letter Jesters: A Kids’ Guide to Letterforms by Cathryn Falwell Ticknor & Fields (1994) ISBN: 0395668980 Comments: Teaches the basics of type and typography to children. If you have kids and enjoy the typographic arts, you must buy this book. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!

Letters of Credit: A View of Type Design (1st US Edition) by Walter Tracy David R Godine, Publisher (1987) ISBN: 0879236361 CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!

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Letters from the Avant-Garde: Modern Graphic Design by Ellen Lupton, Elaine Lustig Cohen Princeton Architectural Press (1996) ISBN: 1568980523 CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!

Looking Closer: Critical Writings on Graphic Design edited by Michael Bierut, William Drenttel, Steven Heller & D.K. Holland Allworth Press (1994) ISBN: 1-880559-15-3 Comments: A collection of essays addressing the practice, theory and philosophy of graphic design and typography. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!

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Looking Good in Print (4th Edition) by Roger C. Parker & Patrick Berry The Coriolis Group (1998) ISBN: 1566048567 Comments: A DTP classic recently revised and updated. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!

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