The Typography Idea Book

Paperback / ISBN-13: 9781780678498

Price: £18.99

ON SALE: 15th August 2016

Genre: The Arts / Industrial / Commercial Art & Design / Typography & Lettering

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Playing with typographic puzzle pieces is one of the joys of graphic design and typographers have many entertaining, esoteric and eccentric options at their disposal. The Typography Idea Book presents 50 of the most inspiring approaches used by masters of the field from across the world.

Geared towards helping you evolve different typographic styles, the book contains none of the technical jargon or tired old rules found in traditional tutorials but is packed with practical techniques and iconic examples. From type transformation to abstraction, via overlapping, hand-lettering, vectorizing, novelty typefaces and puns, discover all the brilliant ideas you could be bringing to your own designs.

Reviews

A great book showcasing the ins and outs of typography, this book communicates ideas and I feel that it will undoubtedly inspire young, budding design students. The book is nicely laid out with areas showcasing different ideas.
DAVID SOPWITH - BRIDGEND COLLEGE
The book is highly relevant to preparing students for effective usage of type in the field of graphic design.
VIDA SACIC - NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY