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Letter Fountain: The Anatomy of Type [Hardcover]

Joep Pohlen , Geert Setola
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  • Hardcover: 640 pages
  • Publisher: Taschen GmbH (25 May 2011)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 3836525097
  • ISBN-13: 978-3836525091
  • Product Dimensions: 24.8 x 17.7 x 5.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 281,662 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This title deals with the anatomy of type. It offers everything you could ever want to know about printing letters and numbers. Looking back as far as man's first efforts to communicate with visual signs and drawings, "Letterfountain" is a completely unique typeface handbook: in addition to examining the form and anatomy of every letter in the alphabet (as well as punctuation marks and special characters), the book cross-references type designs with important works of art and art movements from Gutenberg's times until today. Further attention is given to the esthetics of the digital age and typographical recommendations such as the choice of the right typeface for a job. Rounding out the guide are an in-depth comparison between sans-serif and serif typefaces, an essay about measuring systems and indications, advice about typographic rules, plus a manual for developing digital fonts. Over 150 typefaces, their origins, and font characteristics are discussed in detail, visually explained by full page tables including scale, weight, and slope increments. The extensive appendix contains a general index, one on typefaces (more than 300 are depicted in the book), an index on over 250 type designers, an exhaustive index on type founders from Gutenberg to present, a graphical dictionary, and a bibliography for further reading. The original Dutch edition "Letterfontein" received a Certificate for Typographic Excellence from Type Directors Club New York (TDC) in 2010, and a red-dot design award from the Design Zentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. This title is thoroughly hardbound in half linen with three ribbon bookmarks. It includes 144 pages appendix with resourceful glossary and indices. It has convenient typographic ruler with conversions between four measurement systems and hidden shortcuts for your Apple keyboard! Editor and author: Joep Pohlen and Geert Setola are graphic designers, both devoted with heart and soul to professional typography. Joep Pohlen founded Dutch Fontana Publishers in 1994, and has won several awards with different works on typeface and book design.

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By DaveG
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I like paperbacks - cheap trade novels bought for a few quid in discount stores that are handy to carry and read - but, mostly, I like quality hardback books that have had some time spent on their writing and production. This is one of those. It's a beautifully produced item and the material inside doesn't let it down either. From the history of symbols and early glyphs to the modern day construction and vagaries of typeface and font design, this tome covers it. It's interesting factually and I felt like I was getting more than my moneys worth in both content and substance. Frankly, all books should have this much care and attention lavished on their production. Well done Taschen!
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Apples from Oz publications 11 Oct 2011
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I first saw Letter Fountain published by Taschen at the London Design Museum, whilst visiting the United Kingdom during 2011. The weight was the reason for not buying it there so I ordered a copy through Amazon on my return to Australia. It is an admirable achievement and I have found it to be a very informative publication. A book about type and typography attracts those of us with knowledge and interest in the subject so inevitably I have found a typo, the bane of all who produce publications.
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Awesome!!! 29 July 2011
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This book is beautiful! Inside, it holds all kinds of information on typography. Everything you would want to know. This book will be a close companion and a reference for years and years to come.
Consice read about typography 3 May 2012
By cmcgarr - Published on Amazon.com
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Very good read about typography and beautifully presented for professionals and students. This book is packed full of history, type specimens and factual information.
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