American Type Design and Designers - Graphic Design, Design, Typography
by David Consuegra. Graphic designers will enrich their understanding of American type design and type designers with this unique and exhaustive reference. The rich history of type in America is chronicled through the typefaces and biographies of 63 of the most influential type designers, such as Linn Boyd Benton, Morris Fuller Benton, Washington Ludlow, and Darius Wells, and through the description and history of nine American type foundries working in metal, photo, serigraphic, and digital formats. Also contained in this volume are a chronological time line of type-related events from 1600 to 2000, a comparative type chronology of American and European typefaces from 1620 to 1998, and a comprehensive glossary of type terms. With recreations and histories of 334 different type faces, complete with samplings from both obscure and known publications, and 700 black-and-white illustrations, this eye-popping reference reveals the full contribution America has made to the world of type design. Compiled by a veteran designer and design professor through more than a decade of research, this is an invaluable addition to the bookshelf of anyone working with or interested in type. 9 x 11, 320 pages, Paperback, ISBN 1-58115-320-1.
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