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An Essay on Typography
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Eric Gill
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Celebrating craftsmanship in typography's industrial evolution.
For those with an interest in design, "An Essay on Typography" by Eric Gill serves as both an inspiring manifesto and a fascinating historical perspective on the art of lettering. Gill's mix of expertise and passion might change the way you perceive the printed word, offering appreciation for the craft behind what many take for granted. This book is for anyone who loves the intersection of art, history, and design, delivered by a true master in the field.
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An Essay on Typography
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ISBN: 9780141393568
Authors:
Eric Gill
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date of Publication: 2013-11-07
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.54
(rated by 617 readers)
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An Essay on Typography was first published in 1931, instantly recognized as a classic, and has long been unavailable. It represents Gill at his best: opinionated, fustian, and consistently humane. It is his only major work on typography and remains indispensable for anyone interested in the art of letter forms and the presentation of graphic information. This manifesto, however, is not only about letters, their form, fit, and function, but also about man's role in an industrial society. As Gill wrote later, it was his chief object "to describe two worlds: that of industrialism and that of the human workman & to define their limits." His thinking about type is still provocative. Here are the seeds of modern advertising: unjustified lines, tight word and letter spacing, ample leading. Here, too, is vintage Gill, as polemical as he is practical, as much concerned about the soul of man as the work of man; as much obsessed by the ends as by the means.
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Celebrating craftsmanship in typography's industrial evolution.
For those with an interest in design, "An Essay on Typography" by Eric Gill serves as both an inspiring manifesto and a fascinating historical perspective on the art of lettering. Gill's mix of expertise and passion might change the way you perceive the printed word, offering appreciation for the craft behind what many take for granted. This book is for anyone who loves the intersection of art, history, and design, delivered by a true master in the field.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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