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Type Specimens
A Visual History of Typesetting and Printing
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This book is ideal for design educators, advanced design students, practicing graphic designers, and type enthusiasts seeking a comprehensive understanding of the visual and trade history of typography.
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Type Specimens introduces readers to the history of typography and printing through a chronological visual tour of the books, posters, and ephemera designed to sell fonts to printers, publishers, and eventually graphic designers.
This richly illustrated book guides design educators, advanced design students, design practitioners, and type aficionados through four centuries of visual and trade history, equipping them to contextualise the aesthetics and production of type in a way that is practical, engaging, and relevant to their practice.
Fully illustrated throughout with 200 colour images of type specimens and related ephemera, the book illuminates the broader history of typography and printing, showing how letterforms and their technologies have evolved over time, inspiring and guiding designers of today.
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ISBN: 9781350116597
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 27 January 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Illustration: 200 color illus
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 6.0mm
Width: 188.0mm
Height: 258.0mm
Weight: 710g
Pages: 256
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About the Author
Dori Griffin is an assistant professor in the School of Art + Design at Ohio University, where she teaches graphic design and design history. She earned her MFA in graphic design from the University of Florida and her PhD in design history from Arizona State University. Griffin’s primary research centers around the history of popular visual culture and the role that type and image play in creating cultural identity.
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