Back to Font : Behind the Typefaces You Thought You Knew
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1529438705
ISBN-13
9781529438703
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Imprint
Laurence King Publishing
Country of Manufacture
CN
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 31st, 2025
Print length
176 Pages
Weight
420 grams
Dimensions
21.40 x 16.80 x 1.40 cms
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Warning: this book may cause you to rethink your default typeface settings.
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
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
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