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graphic design dudes question #342534 (TR)

high_chigh_c 1,384 Posts
edited May 2007 in Strut Central
Walker and Texas Ranger or TR for short.. er, no I mean Typography Related.Can anybody recommend a good book on Typography?At Innitech we're buying books for the kids and I want a good one on this subject. Anyone?:TakethatshittoTypeophile.com:-c

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  • marumaru 1,450 Posts
    both of these are good



  • dCastillodCastillo 1,963 Posts



    :TakethatshittoTypeophile.com:


    see me there.

    I think the more basic the better, and have found that everything one needs to know is in this book:

  • TheeeCasualMaleTheeeCasualMale 2,564 Posts
    It's a pretty broad subject. What are you looking for in particular?
    If it's in print and worth hollering at, it's for sale here:
    http://youworkforthem.com
  • Wal_MartianWal_Martian 2 Posts
    firt post
    Elements of Typographic Style by Robert Bringhurst

    There's one by Adrian Frutiger called something like Sign symbol type, but it's out of print.

    Stop Stealing Sheep by Erik Spiekermann
  • TheeeCasualMaleTheeeCasualMale 2,564 Posts
    firt post
    Elements of Typographic Style by Robert Bringhurst

    There's one by Adrian Frutiger called something like Sign symbol type, but it's out of print.

    Stop Stealing Sheep by Erik Spiekermann

    best new screen name since Punani Prince.
  • marwal_bustmarwal_bust 195 Posts
    Typophile steady hocks these 3 as:

    Triumvirate

    The three essential books that should be the basis of every type designer???s/typographer???s library - one of the few things that Hrant Papazian and Thomas Phinney ever agreed on:

    The Elements of Typographic Style by Robert Bringhurst
    Anatomy of a Typeface by Alexander Lawson
    Letters of Credit by Walter Tracy
  • dCastillodCastillo 1,963 Posts


    This book is great.
  • counterpointcounterpoint 187 Posts
    Walker and Texas Ranger or TR for short.. er, no I mean Typography Related.

    Can anybody recommend a good book on Typography?

    At Innitech we're buying books for the kids and I want a good one on this subject.

    Anyone?


    :TakethatshittoTypeophile.com:

    -c

    DCastillo beat me to the type books in my special shelf but this one...
    it's under logo art but, needless to say, it's GRRREAT. nice piece of furniture too!

    a.) LOGO ART by Kohei Miura
    i think you can get one on ebay or amazon. it's real nice stuff.

    b.) I also think The New TYPOGRAPHY by Jan Tschichold is essential reading material for anyone into typography. I had to read it for school a five years ago but I don't think it's too much outdated.

    c.) not as essential but this book WEBtype? I don't have it by my side but you can google the author I'm sure. The book has a whole assortment of typographic styles compiled.(mainly for web use) I don't see how it can not help a print based artist.

    piece,
    reese
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