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Hello everyone! I am a new one!
can someone give me some advice ?
I am writing an academic paper about typography and mass media. This theme also includes all information about typefaces. I have aldeady read a book, by Robert Bringhurst, but I would like to go further on this issue. So I found three books, those ones:
http://www.amazon.com/Just-My-Type-About-Fonts/dp/1592406521/ref=cm_cmu_...
http://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Type-2nd-revised-expanded/dp/1568989695/r...
http://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Typeface-Alexander-S-Lawson/dp/B005MWKQQ4
,but I haven't choosen yet which one is more appropriate to give me more details about the uses of typefaces. Has anybody know those books?
23 Feb 2013 — 8:59am
Welcome.
I do not recommend 'Just My Type.' I couldn't finish it. (Relevant review)
I haven't read 'Anatomy of a Typeface.' (But I plan to at some point.)
Of these three, 'Thinking With Type' would give you more details about the uses of typefaces. I think 'Shaping Text' is an even better introductory text.
Good luck!
23 Feb 2013 — 9:23am
thanks a lot!