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Just My Type : A Book about Fonts by Simon Garfield (Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherProfile Books The Limited
ISBN-101846683017
ISBN-139781846683015
eBay Product ID (ePID)119952276
Product Key Features
Number of Pages352 Pages
Publication NameJust My Type : a Book about Fonts
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGraphic Arts / Typography, General
TypeNot Available
AuthorSimon Garfield
Subject AreaDesign, Reference
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight18.7 Oz
Item Length8.4 in
Item Width5.7 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN2011-379019
ReviewsLight-hearted but comprehensive, from rather odious typefaces, such as the hairy Grassy, to the ubiquitous Helvetica, each font is given a rundown. Garfield says he's unable to walk past a sign until he has identified the typeface. Now, neither can we.
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal686.224
SynopsisWhat's your type? Suddenly everyone's obsessed with fonts. Whether you're enraged by Ikea's Verdanagate, want to know what the Beach Boys have in common with easy Jet or why it's okay to like Comic Sans, Just My Type will have the answer. Learn why using upper case got a New Zealand health worker sacked. Refer to Prince in the Tafkap years as a Dingbat (that works on many levels). Spot where movies get their time periods wrong and don't be duped by fake posters on eBay. Simon Garfield meets the people behind the typefaces and along the way learns why some fonts - like men - are from Mars and some are from Venus. From type on the high street and album covers, to the print in our homes and offices, Garfield is the font of all types of knowledge., Just My Type is a book of stories. About how Helvetica and Comic Sans took over the world. About why Barack Obama opted for Gotham, while Amy Winehouse found her soul in 30s Art Deco. About the great originators of type, from Baskerville to Zapf, or people like Neville Brody who threw out the rulebook, or Margaret Calvert, who invented the motorway signs that are used from Watford Gap to Abu Dhabi. About the pivotal moment when fonts left the world of Letraset and were loaded onto computers ... and typefaces became something we realised we all have an opinion about., What's your type? Suddenly everyone's obsessed with fonts. Whether you're enraged by IKEA's Verdanagate, want to know what the Beach Boys have in common with an airline or why it's okay to like Comic Sans, Just My Type will have the answer. LEARN WHY USING UPPER CASE GOT A NEW ZEALAND HEALTH WORKER SACKED. Refer to Prince in the TAFKAP years as a Dingbat (that works on many levels). Spot where movies get their time periods wrong and don't be duped by fake posters on eBay. ..Simon Garfield meets the people behind the typefaces and along the way learns why some fonts, (like men) are from Mars and some are from Venus. From type on the high street and album covers to the print in our homes and offices, Garfield is the font of all types of knowledge...
LC Classification NumberZ250
