Typophile - best book you would recommend on typography - Comments

Hi guys.. not wanting to

mahimapu — Wed, 6 Aug 2008 12:40:30 -0700

Hi guys.. not wanting to start another thread, since this is pretty much the same case.. I need an article on typography for a class reading, any suggestions? The only thing- the author must be a practitioner of typography/ type design/ communication design!
The elements of typographic style (Robert Bringhurst) virtually being the bible for us all, is something I’m trying to avoid, since a number of students in my class would have picked up the same book!

Help!

Thankyou :) Very much

missgiggles — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:20:07 -0800

Thankyou :) Very much appreciated.

Hi I have the following

Hellbox — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 06:39:42 -0800

Hi
I have the following recommendations - to have a thoroughly rounded introduction to typography (first three form the Typographic Triumvirate):

Elements of Typographic Style, Robert Bringhurst (3rd Ed.)
Letters of Credit, Walter Tracy.
Anatomy of a Typeface, Alexander Lawson

Short History of the Printed Word, Chappell & BRINGHURST (Rev ed.) - brilliant intro’ to the history of type
The Complete Manual of Typography, James Felici (2003) - good accompaniment to ’Elements’.
Making & Breaking The Grid: A Layout Design Workshop, Timothy Samara (2003) – good intro’ to grids
Type & Typography, Andrew Haslam & Phil Baines - well rounded book with invaluable glossaries.

I have more suggestions – just shout if you’d like them.
But, if I had to recommend just one it would be the very first text - Elements of Typographic Style.

I have read the Stop

missgiggles — Sun, 6 Jan 2008 15:06:33 -0800

I have read the Stop Stealing Sheep and Type and Typography book. Thank you all for posting.

The Logo, Font and Lettering

Weeman — Sun, 6 Jan 2008 10:42:42 -0800

The Logo, Font and Lettering Bible - Leslie Cabarga.

how can people not

cocknose — Mon, 8 Jan 2007 00:29:30 -0800

how can people not mention:
Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works: Eric Spiekermann
and
Typography: Ambrose & Harris

very good!!!

found a list on

typovar — Sun, 7 Jan 2007 00:06:16 -0800

found a list on http://www.patricialillie.com/OBooklist.html

karen cheng: designing

hlvtca — Wed, 3 Jan 2007 21:34:44 -0800

karen cheng: designing type

great book!!!

Next to Bringhurst’s

Artur Schmal — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 09:42:41 -0800

Next to Bringhurst’s Elements of Typographic Style I can recommend the First Principles of Typography by Stanley Morrison.

Regards,
Artur

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thanks all, see what i can

missgiggles — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 09:14:47 -0700

thanks all, see what i can get my hands on.

Always keep your eyes open

jason — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 10:33:04 -0700

Always keep your eyes open at used book stores: good books on type/typography are’t exactly big sellers or frequent finds, so often they’re insanely expensive, but I found my used copy of The Form of the Book (and in excelent condition) for $10. As for the original query, early on I found Chappell/Bringhurst’s A Short History of the Printed Word quite educational (like The Form of the Book, also published by Hartley & Marks).

>The Form of the Book —

William Berkson — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 09:55:03 -0700

>The Form of the Book — Jan Tschichold

This is a great book—I looked at it at a library—but it is out of print and 2nd hand copies cost over $100 :(

A couple of my favorites

Christopher Slye — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 09:25:28 -0700

A couple of my favorites (and less likely to be mentioned than the excellent Elements of Typographic Style):

Letters of Credit — Walter Tracy
The Form of the Book — Jan Tschichold

Faz, The only difference is

dezcom — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 05:55:25 -0700

Faz,

The only difference is that the 1999 version is paperback—and perhaps therefore a bit cheaper :-) I have the paperback version. I am sure either is fine.

The 2007 version may have some minor update but probably not a big change.

ChrisL

PS: To answer Tiffany’s concern about depth, the back of the book contains a suggested reading list to give you more depth if you get hooked on the subject (as many of us here are). I thought you were looking for an overview to get you started. There are thousands of years of material to cover.

sorry chris i mean the book

missgiggles — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 00:39:18 -0700

sorry chris i mean the book the story of writing.

best book you would recommend on typography

missgiggles — Fri, 6 Oct 2006 05:24:10 -0700

which one do you reckon is a good book for a student to buy on typoghraphy? any ideas any1?