Typographic specimens, the great typefaces, [compiled by] Philip Meggs, Rob Carter
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Typographic specimens, the great typefaces, [compiled by] Philip Meggs, Rob Carter
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Typographic specimens
Oclc number
28632080
Responsibility statement
[compiled by] Philip Meggs, Rob Carter
Sub title
the great typefaces
Summary
Specimens of 38 of the finest type families in the world are brought together in Typographic Specimens: The Great Typefaces, making it an invaluable reference tool for graphic designers, editors, art directors, production managers, desktop publishers, and students. Each type family is shown in display and text specimens with complete fonts including italic and bold variations; extended families such as Futura and Univers include additional type weights and widths. Each type family's section opens with a full-page experimental design, created by an outstanding graphic designer to demonstrate its potential. The specimens are accompanied by a concise discussion of each type family's origins, characteristics, and usageOver one hundred prominent designers and design educators were sent a ballot listing all major type-faces and were asked to vote for the type families that best fulfilled their personal criteria for typographic excellence. The typefaces contained in this book represent the results of this poll, providing a compendium of excellent typefaces that have stood the test of time. Typographic Specimens: The Great Typefaces will provide information, inspiration, and a keener knowledge of typography
Table Of Contents
Akzidnez-Grotesk / Wolfgang Weingart -- American Typewriter / Philip Meggs -- Baskerville / Keith Jones -- Bembo / Jeff Price -- Bodoni / Rob Cart -- Bookman / Rob Carter -- Caledonia / Clifford A. Harvey -- Caslon / Paul Rand -- Centaur / Bruce Rogers -- Century Schoolbook / Philip Meggs -- Cheltenham / Kit Hinrichs -- Clarendon / Bradbury Thompson -- Didot / Ned Drea -- Folio / Philip Meggs -- Franklin Gothic / Malcolm Gear -- Frutiger / Julie Sebastianelli -- Futura / John Malinoski -- Galliard / Matthew Carter -- Gill Sans / Larry Clarkson -- Garamond / Paula Scher and Ron Louie -- Goudy Old Style / Roger E. Baer -- Helvetica / Sandra Wheeler -- Janson Text / Christopher Ozubko -- Kabel / Douglass Scott -- News Gothic / Jeff Barnes -- Optima / Hermann Zapf -- Palatino / Hermann Zapf -- Perpetua / Eve Faulkes -- Plantin / Banu Berker -- Sabon / Stephen Chovanec -- Serifa / Katie Salen -- Stone Sans / Brian Wu -- Stone Serif / Brian Wu -- Stymie / Louise Fili -- Times New Roman / David Colley -- Trump Mediaeval / Richard Woollacott -- Univers / John T. Drew -- Zapf Book / Hermann Zapf
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