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Twenty-Two Tips on Typography
by
Enric Jardi
Typographic recipes that work and common mistakes to avoid. This is a recipe book of twenty-two tips in creating the best typography and twenty-two things you should never do with lettering. Secrets which many designers will never reveal. In an era of typographic fundamentalism and the cult of forms, this list of dos and don'ts explodes myths and provides a fresh view of t...more
Paperback, 104 pages
Published
December 15th 2007
by Actar
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This is a small, practical book on Typography. It's about 4 1/2 by 6 inches. It's targeted at design students. It takes an interesting approach. It has two front covers instead of a front and back. One of the sides is 22 tips on typography, things you should do, and on the other side are 22 things you should never do. Each tip takes up 1-2 of the small pages. There are illustrations to help make the point.
Despite the size and terseness of the book it really covers a lot of what a gr...more
Despite the size and terseness of the book it really covers a lot of what a gr...more
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Though the writing feels unusual (likely due to this being a translation), this petite book talks about the philosophical and the practical aspects of typography. For someone new to typography, this seems to be a good, concise introduction. (The sloppy editing and writing style can be really annoying at times.)
The English translation leaves much to be desired.
I'm skimming to help me prepare some exercises with type for my first year 2D design students. I found it in Eduarda's flat when I visited in November and wished all my students had a copy!
There were some good tips, but it was pretty introductory (and there were some spelling mistakes) which is why I didn't give it more stars.
Some things were new/surprising for me, but it was also nice to find that I had figured out/internalized some of the tips from just bumbling around in side projects.
It's a very fast read, and I recommend flipping through it.
Some things were new/surprising for me, but it was also nice to find that I had figured out/internalized some of the tips from just bumbling around in side projects.
It's a very fast read, and I recommend flipping through it.
Fun little book in the same vein as Erik Spiekermann's "Stop Stealing Sheep". Mostly common sense, but a good refresher that every designer should review once in a while.
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