Lettering & Type: Creating Letters and Designing Typefaces

Lettering & Type: Creating Letters and Designing Typefaces
ISBN-10
156898765X
ISBN-13
9781568987651
Category
Architecture
Pages
129
Language
English
Published
2009-09-23
Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press
Authors
Bruce Willen, Nolen Strals

Description

A guide to type design and lettering that includes relevant theory, history, explanatory diagrams, exercises, photographs, and illustrations, and features interviews with various designers, artists, and illustrators.

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