- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Hartley & Marks Inc.,U.S.; 2nd edition (30 Sep 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0881791326
- ISBN-13: 978-0881791327
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 13.6 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 460,861 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A readable manual and reference on modern typography, exploring the art and history of the field as well as technical details. Includes b&w illustrations, a glossary, and reference appendices. This second edition includes a new chapter on digital typography, expanded information on typefaces and designers, and a deeper look into the history of lett
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A revelation,
By Nozza (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Elements of Typographic Style (Paperback)
This book seriously deserves the five stars. It is both beautifully written and very thought provoking. I am now having problems reading some books as my mind strays off to how a book has been designed - or sometimes not...An awesome introduction to a fascinating subject. Bringhurst is both authoritative and humble. I couldn't put the book down once I started reading it. Wonderful.
29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
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A transcendental view of typography,
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This review is from: The Elements of Typographic Style (Paperback)
This book searches for the deep and hidden reasons of typographical choices.The mixing of type, the size and layout of a page, the matching between type and text are explained in terms of conceptual reasons which go far beyond the more down-to-earth perceptive approach typographers usually take. For instance, the size of pages is linked to the intervals of music (octave, fourth, and so on) and to the Fibonacci series and, of course, to the golden section. It is, therefore, a pythagoric vision of typography. I think practical people will dislike it and consider it unnecessarily affected and, speaking for myself, I considered it too far fetched. But because the author is very clear and writes well, you are never left in doubt about what he means, and, therefore, you can make up your mind as to accept or rejects his views. Even if I found the arguments artificial, the fact remains that it is plenty of good advice on all the finer points of typography and, more than that, it is one of the really beautifull recent books I have read. So, if you choose to judge the author by the results he achieves and not for the reasons he claims are the cause of that achievement, you can only respect and admire the author and his principles. Certainly a must.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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In depth and lyrical...,
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This review is from: The Elements of Typographic Style (Paperback)
This is a superb book covering all aspects of type design in an almost lyrical prose style. It doesn't use endless pages of typeface specimens as filler but is endlessly informative. Covers such things as the effects of historical movements in typography. Highly reccomended to anyone at all interested in the subject.
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