Just My Type: A Book about Fonts

Just My Type: A Book about Fonts
ISBN-10
1846683017
ISBN-13
9781846683015
Series
Just My Type
Category
Graphic design (Typography)
Pages
352
Language
English
Published
2010
Publisher
Profile Books(GB)
Author
Simon Garfield

Description

From fonts on street signs, IKEA and album covers, to print in our homes and offices; Simon Garfield meets the people behind the typefaces, explains how they affect our lives and gives us a history on how it all began.

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