Present Out Of Books Just My Type: A Book About Fonts
| Title | : | Just My Type: A Book About Fonts |
| Author | : | Simon Garfield |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 384 pages |
| Published | : | September 1st 2011 by Gotham (first published October 21st 2010) |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Design. Art. History |
Simon Garfield
Hardcover | Pages: 384 pages Rating: 3.83 | 37024 Users | 1344 Reviews
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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 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.Point Books Concering Just My Type: A Book About Fonts
| Original Title: | Just My Type: A Book About Fonts |
| ISBN: | 1592406521 (ISBN13: 9781592406524) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 3.83 From 37024 Users | 1344 ReviewsCritique Out Of Books Just My Type: A Book About Fonts
Truthfully, as a child that came up nearly entirely within the digital age, I never really gave much thought to typeface or fonts. As I would imagine that most others of my generation have done, I simply took these items for granted. Furthermore, I presumed the only utility of choosing between 'Word' fonts was to come in just below, or right at, the page limit of my high school and college assignments. 'Just My Type' has opened my eyes into the utterly fascinating world of type, typeface, andI REALLY did enjoy this one. Who would have thought a book all about fonts would be so exciting and interesting. It was quite well written, and kept my interest throughout. Considering how little I knew about fonts walking into this book, I can't believe how much more knowledge I've gained.
This book answers such basic questions as: What exactly is a typeface? What's the difference between a typeface and a font? What specific features make them good or bad--assuming one can qualify them subjectively in this way? Why are there so many? And why do people keep designing more? Why are some so well liked, whereas others are almost universally mocked and vilified? Why are old ones still used today, whereas many newer (and carefully designed) ones will never be more than historical
This book is seemingly written for a niche audience - the sort of people who talk about fonts the way others might talk about wine, or who spot typeface anachronisms in movies. I am not in this crowd, though I did have a favorite font in high school (ITC Officina Sans, mentioned on page 182) and a month ago I pondered aloud the different fonts used on Interstate signs (this topic is also covered!). So when this book was mentioned in an article on Slate.com I had enough mild interest to look it
I found this book entertaining, informative, and visually enjoyable. It wasn't written as a dry textbook-like tome, but rather as a narrative-driven, real world-connected, conversational history. I found it similar to "Seven Days In the Art World" in that the author traveled to many destinations to meet with leaders in the typeface industry/"world" and get immersed in projects and workshop atmospheres. I couldn't put the book down with the witty flourish of many case-studies and histories.
You'd think a book entirely focused on typefaces would only interest those with a keen interest in graphic design, but no, Simon Garfield's font-filled fact-fest appeals to the everyday reader, too. Anyone from the most experienced of typographical artists to your average computer user whose knowledge of fonts stretches no further than Arial and Comic Sans will enjoy it. Packed to the brim with interesting stuff about all areas of the field of typography. Each chapter revolves around a single
Rating: 4.5* of five ***UPDATE 6 Sept 2013***I watched a documentary on Netflix last night called...yes...Helvetica! It was made for Helvetica's 50th anniversary in 2007. I think anyone who liked the idea of this book would enjoy it.The Publisher Says: A hugely entertaining and revealing guide to the history of type that asks, What does your favorite font say about you?Fonts surround us every day, on street signs and buildings, on movie posters and books, and on just about every product we buy.
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