Just my type: a book about fonts
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New York, N.Y. : Gotham Books, 2011.
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356 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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ISBN:
9781592407460, 9781592406524, 1592406521
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General Note
Originally published: London : Profile Books, 2010
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [333]-338) and index.
Description
A romp through the history of fonts and the lives of the great typographers, revealing the extent to which fonts are not only shaped by but also define the world in which we live.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Garfield, S. (2011). Just my type: a book about fonts. Gotham Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Garfield, Simon. 2011. Just My Type: A Book About Fonts. Gotham Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Garfield, Simon, Just My Type: A Book About Fonts. Gotham Books, 2011.
MLA Citation (style guide)Garfield, Simon. Just My Type: A Book About Fonts. Gotham Books, 2011.
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| 505 | 0 | |a Love letters -- We don't serve your type -- Capital offence ; Gill Sans -- Legibility vs readability ; Albertus -- Can a font make me popular? ; Futura v Verdana -- The hands of unlettered men ; Doves -- The ampersand's final twist -- Baskerville is dead (long live Baskerville) ; Mrs. Eaves & Mr. Eaves -- Tunnel visions -- What is it about the Swiss ; Frutiger -- Road akzidenz -- DIY -- What the font? -- Can a font be German, or Jewish? ; Futura -- American Scottish ; Moderns, Egyptians, and fat faces -- Gotham is go -- Pirates and clones ; Optima -- The clamour from the past ; Sabon -- Breaking the rules ; The interrobang -- The serif of Liverpool ; Vendome -- Fox, gloves -- The worst fonts in the world -- Just my type. | |
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