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Synopsis
First edition. An invaluable reference tool for graphic designers, editors, art directors, production managers, desktop publishers and students. Specimens of 38 of the finest type families in the world are brought together, and each type family is shown in display and text specimens with complete fonts including italic and bold variations.The typefaces contained in this book represent the results of a poll sent to over one hundred prominent designers and design educators who were asked to vote for the type families that best fulfilled their personal criteria for typographic excellence. Illustrated. Corner bumped. 416 pages. stiff paper wrappers.. small 4to..
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About the Author
Philip Meggs is professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, contributing editor of Print magazine, and visiting graduate faculty at Syracuse University. He is the author of Type & Image and A History of Graphic Design, and coauthor of Typographic Design: Form and Communication. His design work has been exhibited widely, including Print Regional Annual, CA Annual, Graphis Posters, Photographis, and The New York Art Director's Club. Rob Carter teaches typography and graphic design at Virginia Commonwealth University. His design projects have been exhibited by the American Institute of Graphic Arts, New York Art Director's Club, Society of Typographic Arts, Graphis Annual, Creativity, and the New York Type Director's Club. He is the author of American Typography Today and coauthor of Typographic Design: Form and Communication.
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