Back to Font: Behind the Typefaces You Thought You Knew
Author:Anitra Nottingham (Author), Jason Phillips (Illustrator)
Publisher finelybook 出版社: Laurence King Publishing
Publication Date 出版日期: 2025-08-05
Language 语言: English
Print Length 页数: 176 pages
ISBN-10: 1529438705
ISBN-13: 9781529438703
Book Description
Calling all type nerds!
Get ready for a chatty and opinionated, deeply nerdy history of how 16 of the most famous typefaces were made and why they look the way they do.
Who were their “parents” and “family”? Where do they come from and how were they born? And what was happening in the world at the time that influenced their growth and use? What’s pretty and interesting about them, and what isn’t? How are the typefaces used (and abused), and where can we find them “in the wild”? Finally, and most importantly, Back to Font will help you decide whether to kiss, kill, or marry that typeface.
An entertaining yet authoritative text by two Australian academics will be enhanced by color illustrations showing typefaces in use. Based on the authors’ podcast The Type Pod. Warning: this book may cause you to rethink your default font settings.
Contents:
Times New Roman / Gill Sans / Futura / Bodoni / Goudy / Baskerville / Akzidenz Grotesk /
Mrs Eaves / Trajan / Novarese / Bell Centennial / Foundry Sterling / Transport /
Zapf Dingbats / Univers / Papyrus
About the Author
Jason Phillips began his career designing banknotes, before moving into book design for Oxford University Press, Hardie Grant Books, and a number of other Australian and international publishers. He spent a decade teaching tertiary-level typography and editorial design. Jason currently works in curriculum development in the vocational training sector, where his role includes educating stakeholders that Arial is not their friend.
