Playful Type: Ephemeral Lettering and Illustrative Fonts

by Robert Klanten (editor), Uleshka (Contributor), Hendrik Hellige (Editor)

Hard to Find book

Genres: Design, Nonfiction

239 pages, Hardcover

First published September 30, 2008

About the author

Robert Klanten has been a key figure in the global creative industry for more than a quarter of a century, helping to reimagine the way we approach publishing. He has driven over 800 publications and commercial projects.
Robert is the CEO of gestalten, the company he founded in 1995. Under his leadership, gestalten has established itself as a pillar in the field of contemporary visual culture, design and architecture, by immersing its readers in creative landscapes, cultures, people and art. gestalten regularly collaborates with the biggest names in the creative world and is known and loved by millions around the globe for its iconic books.
He has shown how creativity has no limits in the digital age: through inspiration, inclusivity and promoting understanding; and by connecting the global and the local through storytelling.

Reviews

[LeeLee Lulu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great collection!

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Full of nice often very colourful examples of different styles of typography. Good book to get inspiration from.