Editor: Joep Pohlen
Publisher: Taschen
Publication: 2015, Fourth Edition
Binding: Softcover, section sewn
Pages: 640
Size: 180 x 245
Text: English
(Foreword) 'Before about 1990, a book like Letter Fountain would have been aimed at the professional community of typesetters, publishers, typographers, graphic designers and advertising agencies; but times change. According to the cover of Dutch designer Mieke Gerritzen's manifesto, 'Everyone is a designer"; anyone who wants to can write, set, turn their hand to layout or graphic design and even design typefaces. So obviously, the avid computer user will do so. The consequence: an avalanche of printed material that is aesthetically and technically of a dubious quality. Fortunately, this proliferation has gradually subsided. Just as truly beautiful renovations remain the province of the real craftsman, despite the surge in DIY, so it is with legibility and good typography; they will only be achieved by applying the knowledge that has been built up over the past five hundred years. Therefore, this heavily revised edition is not only useful for professionals, but also for a new group of people interested in typography and typefaces.'
Condition: Very Good. All titles are used and show shelf ware consistent with age. Light rubbing to cover. Light tanning to outer edges.
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