Just My Type
The original and best book about fonts
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4.5 • 6 Ratings
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- $15.99
Publisher Description
'Don't miss this' Lauren Laverne, Grazia
'Reading this book may just change your life ... it'll make you appreciate the beauty - and sometimes the horror - that is all around you' Time Out
Just My Type is a book of stories. About how Helvetica and Comic Sans took over the world. About why Barack Obama opted for Gotham, while Amy Winehouse found her soul in 30s Art Deco. About the great originators of type, from Baskerville to Zapf, or people like Neville Brody who threw out the rulebook. About the pivotal moment when fonts left the world of Letraset and were loaded onto computers and typefaces became something we realised we all have an opinion about.
Quirky, obsessive and enthralling, Just My Type reveals what may be the very best and worst fonts in the world - and what your choice of font says about you.
'If you have ever looked at the drop-down menu in Word and wondered what a Garamond is, or what's meant to be new about Times New Roman, Garfield will be just your type' Daily Telegraph
Customer Reviews
Who would have thought?
Who would have thought a book on fonts and type faces could be so enjoyable and full of information and knowledge. I laughed out aloud many times too. My only problem now is I can no longer read anything without wondering what font it is and what the designer/typesetter/printer or writer is trying to tell me without me knowing. Highly recommended.