Typography Sketchbooks: Steven Heller and Lita Talarico

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This book unlike some of the other ones listed does not have step-by-step instructions on how to draw letters because Ivan believes that each individual should explore and create their own style. BUT it has everything you need to start and understand the basics of calligraphy and lettering. In this third edition, acclaimed type designer Erik Spiekermann brings his type classic fully up to date on mobile and web typography. He also includes scores of new visual examples on how to effectively communicate with type and a full selection of new typefaces that are used and referenced throughout the book.

From the Publisher. A delightfully inquisitive tour that explores the rich history and the subtle powers of fonts.Garfield takes a lighthearted approach to the historical aspects of typefaces, which is immensely helpful to beginners & type nerds alike. He also examines our reactions to fonts, which was the most important part of the book for me. It’s one thing to learn about the rules of typography and what makes excellent form; it’s another thing to learn about how people can react to it since that has a direct relation to how well a font may perform for the designer. Having insight into how people may react and the feeling that the font imparts are crucial to the design and execution process. Being able to predict reactions helps to make decisions with the font design, as well. As I’m sure many font designers will attest, there are multiple versions and revisions of every single letterform before the final version is settled upon! Here is an ambitious book that covers a lot of ground and does it well. Written and designed by my friends Tamye Riggs and James Grieshaber, respectively, it works as both a visual introduction to typefaces in use in a variety of settings, but can also serve as a colorful reference for future typographic projects. — Christopher Slye Anatomy of a Typeface by Alexander Lawson This sketchbook will provide an insight into the works of top graphic designers. It features notes, sketches, and complete illustrations, and explains how the designers came up with their ideas and techniques used. Sketching from the Imagination Arranged by designer, this collection of typographic explorations reveals how nearly 120 of the worlds leading designers and typographers continually strive to find ways of communicating through letters and words, and provides insights into their work

This is an excellent visual overview of movable type as it has evolved over its history. The large format provides enough space to generously cover numerous examples from every significant typographic period. By presenting identical specimens for a variety of similar typefaces, you can easily see and compare their differences. — Christopher Slye Creative Characters (The MyFonts interviews, vol. 1) by Jan Middendorp Ocr tesseract 5.0.0-1-g862e Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.7966 Ocr_module_version 0.0.14 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA-NS-2000515 Openlibrary_edition

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A straightforward book of text type specimens, with some interesting introductory notes. This is one of my favorite specimen books because of the quantity of typefaces shown and the extensive text specimens. The book’s British origin means some faces lesser-known to US readers are included. — Christopher Slye Typographic Quest by West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co. I also like that it defines the terms “calligraphy” and “lettering” to easily understand, what it's NOT lettering –like “brush lettering” (but no worries, I have a whole post where we are going deep into the real definitions here =] (you can also find this book in Spanish here)