Fifty Type Faces That Changed The World (Design Museum)
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Language: English
Published by Conran, 2013
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- Title
- Fifty Type Faces That Changed The World (Design Museum)
- Author
- Waters, John L
- Publisher
- Conran
- Publication year
- 2013
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 184091629X
- ISBN 13
- 9781840916294
See the 50 most influential fonts not just on the page of the book, but in use on cellphone screens, billboard posters, perfume packaging, aircraft hulls, buildings and more. This witty, engaging insight into the meanings of type ranges from classical Rome to the digital future, via pivotal moments over the past few hundred years.
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John L.Waters is editor of the beautiful and collectible graphic design magazine Eye. He also writes about creative music for The Guardian newspaper in the UK, and is a successful music producer and artist.
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