A new publication presenting an overview of the work of Samoan-born New Zealand-based alphabet and advertising designer Joseph Churchward [1932]. The publication compiles archive material, correspondence, realised and un-realised designwork, alphabet designs and in-dispersed with essays surrounding aspects of Churchward's practice by New Zealand and overseas writers and designers. It attempts to tell a story in process of New Zealand's most prolific designer of letters to date.
Profondément français, J.-F. Porchez a su créer de nombreuses passerelles avec le monde typographique anglo-saxon.
He started at the age of 16 as an apprentice in the foundry of Joseph Jackson in London. When Joseph Jackson died in 1792, Figgins was to take over the business, but lack of finance made this impossible and the entire foundry was ...
Fonts.
The ultimate visual encyclopedia, Type Directory is an essential creative tool for novices and aficionados alike. This sumptuous sourcebook will inform, educate, inspire and stimulate as a must-have reference title.
Letters
Die visuelle Sprache des Erik Spiekermann
Significantly, this book is also the first of its kind to address the important issue of how designers can best market and sell their fonts, and includes advice on copy writing and working with foundries, as well as how designers can set up ...
This highly visual introduction to all things typographic unravels the story of the fonts that we encounter every day.
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