Texts on Type by Phillip B. Meggs (2001, Trade Paperback)

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Spanning the 20th century, with emphasis on the 1940s to the present, this collection will be necessary reading for all design students and faculty. Students and teachers of graphic design will enrich their understanding of 20th century type design and typography with this unique anthology.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherSkyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated

ISBN-101581150822

ISBN-139781581150827

eBay Product ID (ePID)1819993

Product Key Features

Book TitleTexts on Type

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2001

TopicGraphic Arts / Typography

IllustratorYes

GenreDesign

AuthorPhillip B. Meggs

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height6.8 in

Item Weight19.1 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width6.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2001-018211

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal686.2/24

SynopsisSpanning the 20th century, with emphasis on the 1940s to the present, this collection will be necessary reading for all design students and faculty. Students and teachers of graphic design will enrich their understanding of 20th century type design and typography with this unique anthology. Contained in this volume are more than 50 important, known and rare texts by critics, historians, and type designers about the history, aesthetics, and practice of type design and typography. An invaluable addition to any school course on type theory and practice, the book contains heretofore unprinted essays by major type masters, including W.A. Dwiggins, Hermann Zapf, and Paul Rand, as well as critical analyses of vintage and contemporary type and type design. A supplement to the successful Looking Closer series, the book specifically pinpoints those texts that will increase the common knowledge of typographic history and criticism. 25 B&W Illustrations, Students and teachers of graphic design will enrich their understanding of 20th century type design and typography with this unique anthology. Contained in this volume are more than 50 important, known and rare texts by critics, historians, and type designers about the history, aesthetics, and practice of type design and typography. An invaluable addition to any school course on type theory and practice, the book contains heretofore unprinted essays by major type masters, including W.A. Dwiggins, Hermann Zapf, and Paul Rand, as well as critical analyses of vintage and contemporary type and type design. A supplement to the successful Looking Closer series, the book specifically pinpoints those texts that will increase the common knowledge of typographic history and criticism.

LC Classification NumberZ250.T365 2001