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B2817. Essay on Typography / Gill
An Essay on Typography by Eric Gill. 1993. 188pp. Paper $11.95 Sale
This classic work, first published in 1931, is Gill's only major work on typography. It is a manifesto about letters - their form, fit, and function. His thinking about type is still provocative. Here are the seeds of modern advertising style: unjustified lines, tight word and letter spacing, ample leading. It is also about man's role in an industrial society. It is vintage Gill, as opinionated as he is practical, as much concerned about the soul of man as the work of man; as much obsessed by the ends as by the means. Introduction by Christopher Skelton
"Written with clarity, humility and a touch of humor - timeless and absorbing." - Paul Rand, The New York Times
B2926. Alphabet Stories: A Chronicle of Technical Developments
B2926. Alphabet Stories: A Chronicle of Technical Development by Hermann Zapf. 2007. 7.25x11. 150pp. Hardcover.
NEW! Zapf provides us with an illustrated story of his life with letters: pen drawn, metal type and computer programs and pixels, from the early 20th century through 2006. Designed by Hermann Zapf. Blue cloth with HZ monogram on cover. Set in Palatino Nova and Palatino Sans. 96 color illustrations. No dust jacket. Also available in German: B2972. Alphabetgeschichten
B2908. Fraktur mon Amour/Schlansky
Fraktur mon Amour
By Judith Schlansky. English Edition 2008. 646pp. 5"x8". Hardcover.
Presents over 300 Blackletter fonts (capitals, lowercase, numbers, accented characters, along with a brief text
setting ). Covers rotunda, batarde, textura, schwabacher, fraktur, modern, initials/decoratives, and contemporary
fonts. For each font: date, designer and original foundry along with digital foundry/web address where applicable. Facing each font page is a decorative page using characters from the font. Printed in black and pink. CD-Rom with 130 blackletter fonts included.
B2430. Calligraphic Type Design Digital Age
Calligraphic Type Design in the Digital Age: An Exhibition in Honor of the Contributions of Hermann & Gudrun Zapf.
Edited by John Prestianni. 2001. 204pp. 8.5"x11". Hardcover. Retail Price $49.95.
While supplies last. This is the catalog to the exhibition which also features the work of 14 other calligrapher/type designers who have been influenced by the Zapfs’ work including: Robert Slimbach, Alan Blackman, Rick Cusick, Jean Evans, Jacqueline Sakwa, Phill Grimshaw, Akira
Kobayashi, Jovica Veljovic,Viktor Solt, Julian Waters, & Richard Lipton. 100 color / 90 black & while illus.
CD09. World of Alphabets (Zapf, Hermann)
CD-ROM. The World of Alphabets: A Kaleidoscope of Drawings and Letterforms.
200 color digital reproductions of works spanning the past 60 years of Zapf 's career. Selected typeface sketches, calligraphic exemplars, broadside layouts, book designs and previously unpublished pieces from Zapf 's personal archive. For PC or MAC OS9.
B2665. American Type Design
American Type Design and Designers
By David Consuegra. 2004. 320pp. 8.75"x11.25". Paper $35.00 SALE
Chronicles the history of type in America through short biographies of 62 of the most influential type designers and 334 of their typefaces. Covers a century of American contributions to the world of type from late 1800's with metal faces, through photo-typefaces of the mid and later 20th century and with digital faces up until just before the great explosion of digital faces. In addition to the complete alphabet showings of all the typefaces, there are reproductions from a variety of type publications. Includes glossary, a history of nine American type foundries and a timeline of type related events from 1600 to 2001. The only book I know that focuses on American type designers. An invaluable resource.
B3237. A-Z of Type Designers / Macmillan
An A-Z of Type Designers by Neil Macmillan. 2006. 208pp. 8.5"x11". Paper $35.00. SALE.
This handsomely illustrated volume features a comprehensive listing of outstanding type designers from around the world, ranging from Johann Gutenberg (c. 1394-1468) to the present day. Arranged alphabetically by designer, the book features the work of more than 260 figures in type design, many of whom are among the field’s most renowned - including Morris Fuller Benton, Matthew Carter, Adrian Frutiger, Claude Garamond, Eric Gill, Frederic W. Goudy, Bruce Rogers, and Hermann Zapf - as well as entries on lesser-known designers whose contributions to typography are substantial. Entries are illustrated by examples of the designers’ work taken from posters, private press editions, magazine covers, book designs, and rare archival specimens.
An A-Z of Type Designers also features eight essays by leading contemporary typographers Jonathan Barnbrook, Erik van Blokland, Clive Bruton, John Downer, John Hudson, Jean François Porchez, Erik Spiekermann, and Jeremy Tankard. These authors discuss different aspects of contemporary type design, including typeface revivals, font piracy, and designing fonts for corporate identities. 124 b/w + 234 color illus.
