Letterforms, bawdy, bad & beautiful : the evolution of hand-drawn, humorous, vernacular, and experimental type / Steven Heller and Christine Thompson.
Heller, Steven.; Thompson, Christine.
2000
Z250.5.D57 H45 2000 (Mapit)
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Title Letterforms, bawdy, bad & beautiful : the evolution of hand-drawn, humorous, vernacular, and experimental type / Steven Heller and Christine Thompson.
Author Heller, Steven.
ISBN 0823004643
9780823004645
Imprint New York : Watson-Guptill, ©2000.
Language English
Description 191 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 28 cm
Call Number Z250.5.D57 H45 2000
Summary The evolution of unslick, untutored forms into the experimental letter styles used today is traced in this book, which surveys the history of letters as components of language, with examples of work produced by a wide range of designers.
Note Includes index.
Available Note Also issued online.
Added Author Thompson, Christine.
Record Appears in On-Campus Resources > Books
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