Letterforms, bawdy, bad & beautiful : the evolution of hand-drawn, humorous, vernacular, and experimental type / Steven Heller and Christine Thompson.
2000
Z250.5.D57 H45 2000 (Mapit)
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Letterforms, bawdy, bad & beautiful : the evolution of hand-drawn, humorous, vernacular, and experimental type / Steven Heller and Christine Thompson.
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0823004643
9780823004645
9780823004645
Publication Details
New York : Watson-Guptill, ©2000.
Language
English
Description
191 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 28 cm
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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.
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Includes index.
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Also issued online.
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Table of Contents
Introduction: Traditionalists beware!
Vernacular visions
Handwrought high jinks
Digital devilry
Funny faces.
Vernacular visions
Handwrought high jinks
Digital devilry
Funny faces.