Custom Lettering of the 20s and 30s

by Rian Hughes (Editor), Leslie Cabarga (Introduction)

Custom Lettering of the ‘20s & ‘30s is a celebration of the beautiful and stylistically diverse hand-drawn lettering that dominated book covers, magazines, posters and advertising in the inter-war period. Elegant modernistic type experiments jostle for attention with playful expressive brush lettering, illustrated novelties, heavy geometric sans serifs, dramatic inlines, drop shadows and all manner of outré typographic extravagances. With over 6,000 images categorised by style for easy reference, this book is an invaluable typographic inspiration for the designer, typophile, vintage magpie and anyone with an interest in 20th century culture. A cornerstone of any type-lovers library.

Genres: Art, Design

564 pages, Flexibound

Published August 1, 2017

About the author

Rian Hughes is a designer, illustrator, comic book artist, type designer and writer. From his studio, Device, he has produced watches for Swatch, Hawaiian shirts, logo designs for Batman and Spiderman and an iconoclastic revamp of British comic hero Dan Dare. His first novel is 'XX'. He has an extensive collection of Thunderbirds memorabilia, a fridge full of vodka, and a stack of easy listening albums which he plays very quietly.

Reviews

[Mike · Rating 5 out of 5]

the best book on the topic with thousands of samples

[Two Readers in Love · Rating 5 out of 5]

An extensive resource of examples for period lettering, and to be honest, just a charming book to browse through.