I recommend it to all my graphic art students and of course i am surprised when one shows up with the book and then they become...  Read More

I recommend it to all my graphic art students and of course i am surprised when one shows up with the book and then they become hooked on fonts  Read Less

The author supplied illustrations which were crucial to have with the descriptions

The author supplied illustrations which were crucial to have with the descriptions  Read Less

Fonts came into being with the invention of the printing press in the late 15th century

Fonts came into being with the invention of the printing press in the late 15th century  Read Less

Garfield raises the issue of personality types and typefaces and i wonder where i would place on the freudian fontometer

Garfield raises the issue of personality types and typefaces and i wonder where i would place on the freudian fontometer  Read Less

And theres the art of font identification to which end type nerds will happily spend their nights online and the rise and fortu...  Read More

And theres the art of font identification to which end type nerds will happily spend their nights online and the rise and fortunate fall of blackletter except on beer bottles and the long fierce commercial competition between linotype and monotype and the shift from a chronic shortage of type designers in the olde days to the present time when as erik spiekermann says everybody wants to design a bloody typeface  Read Less