Type Is Beautiful: The Story Of Fifty Remarkable Fonts

Synopsis

This Book Traces The History Of Fifty Remarkable Fonts. Thoroughly Researched And Visually Exciting, It Takes Readers Through The Story Of Each Font’s Creation And Distinct Characteristics, As Well As Why It Succeeded Or Failed. Some Of The Fonts Were Commissioned For Major Commercial Or Cultural Projects.other Fonts Became Culturally Significant Unintentionally. This Book Gives Readers An Unforgettable Cast Of Characters, Including Johannes Gutenberg, William Caslon, Nicolas Jenson, Stanley Morison, William Morris, And Thomas Cobden-sanderson, The English Artist And Bookbinder Who Famously “bequeathed” The Unique Metal Type Created For His Failed Doves Press To The Thames, Casting The Type Into The River To Prevent Its Future Use. Gutenber's Bible Type -- Jenson's Roman Type -- The Aldine Italics -- Fraktur -- Garamond -- Caslon -- Caslon's English Arabick -- Baskerville -- Bodoni -- Fat Face Italic -- Two Lines English Egyptian -- Pouchee's 18 Lines No. 2 -- Braille -- Chinese Advertiser Characters -- French Antique -- Typewriter Faces -- Golden Type -- Doves Type -- Arnold Bocklin -- Cloister Black -- Centaur -- Goudy Old Style -- Goudy Old Style -- London Underground -- Souvenir -- Cooper Black -- Neuland -- Arrighi -- Broadway -- Gill Sans -- Times New Roman -- Peignot -- Stencil -- Super Veloz -- Helvetica -- Calypso -- Transport -- Antique Olive -- Data 70 -- Bloody Hell -- Arcadia -- Mason -- Natwest -- Comic Sans -- Amanar -- Channel 4 Fonts -- Guardian Egyptian -- Piel Script -- Lushootseed -- Zulia. Simon Loxley. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 256-258) And Index.