Twentieth century type designers / Sebastian Carter.

Identifier:REF.TY.1835b

Dimensions:192 p.: ill ; 25 cm.

Publication dates:1995

Subjects: Graphic design (Typography), Graphic design (Typography) -- History., typographers

Description:"Since its first publication. in 1987, this title has become a standard reference work for typographers, designers and students alike. It includes an examination of the latest technological developments in the design and composition of type, and introduces the work of some recent designers. It is an introduction to the concept of typefaces and to some of the personalities who have created them and places them in the context of the enormous changes that have occurred in the 20th cent. in the methods of creating and setting type. Discusses the various technological advances since 1850 and the conflicts arising from them, which have pitted craftsmanship against commercial interests, and forced designers to come to terms with the new creative opportunities."-- from WorldCat Includes bibliographical references and index