Bibliograph

Just my type, a book about fonts, Simon Garfield

Type

Label

Just my type, a book about fonts, Simon Garfield

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [333]-338) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Just my type

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

706017795

Responsibility statement

Simon Garfield

Sub title

a book about fonts

Summary

A romp through the history of fonts and the lives of the great typographers, revealing the extent to which fonts are not only shaped by but also define the world in which we live

Table Of Contents

Love letters -- We don't serve your type -- Capital offence ; Gill Sans -- Legibility vs readability ; Albertus -- Can a font make me popular? ; Futura v Verdana -- The hands of unlettered men ; Doves -- The ampersand's final twist -- Baskerville is dead (long live Baskerville) ; Mrs. Eaves & Mr. Eaves -- Tunnel visions -- What is it about the Swiss ; Frutiger -- Road akzidenz -- DIY -- What the font? -- Can a font be German, or Jewish? ; Futura -- American Scottish ; Moderns, Egyptians, and fat faces -- Gotham is go -- Pirates and clones ; Optima -- The clamour from the past ; Sabon -- Breaking the rules ; The interrobang -- The serif of Liverpool ; Vendome -- Fox, gloves -- The worst fonts in the world -- Just my type

Target audience

adult

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