Printing Types: An Introduction

by Alexander S. Lawson, Dwight Agner

Revised and Expanded Edition

This revised and expanded edition features a history of typesetting, a system for identifying typefaces, and glossaries of typographical, typesetting, and computer terms.

Genres: Design

132 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1971

Reviews

[H James · Rating 1 out of 5]

To a historian seeking primary documentation of how the beginnings of the digital type era were being perceived by users, this book might have merit as a found document. As an intentional, authorial work—ostensibly an introductory textbook—it is staggeringly incomprehensible, frequently failing to meet even basic standards of grammar, much less offer lucid explanations.

[selin ho · Rating 5 out of 5]

a pretty succinct historical retelling of the chronology of typeface design with examples! (not bad, but it seems like people didn't enjoy reading this...)

[Chris · Rating 2 out of 5]

Kind of bland and boring to read. For a much more narrative treatment of the same subject by the same author, see Anatomy of a Typeface.