square 8vo. paper-covered boards. unpaginated, with approximately 100 pages. A graphic visit to the International Standards Organization headquarters in Geneva and its top-secret Laboratory of Forensic Typography. A fine copy. Fully illustrated, with a fold-out of Typographic Genealogy and a chart of Serif Anatomy. "An expose on what really goes on beneath the surface of a seemingly benign typographic world.".

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Title

TYPE DETECTIVE STORY, EPISODE ONE: THE CRIME SCENE.|A

Publisher

(Roto Vision), (Crans, Switzerland)

Publication Date

1997

Language

English

ISBN 10

2880463319

ISBN 13

9782880463311

Binding

paper-covered boards

Weight

1.22 pounds

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Using detective characters, this work looks at whether the technological developments of the 20th century have improved the quality of design or resulted in a chaotic "anything goes" attitude.

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