The Geometry of Type explores 100 traditional and modern typefaces in detail, with a full spread devoted to each entry. Characters from each typeface are enlarged and annotated to reveal key features, anatomical details, and the finer, often-overlooked elements of type design, which shows how these attributes affect mood and readability. Sidebar information lists the designer and foundry, the year of release and the different weights and styles available, while feature boxes explain the origins and best uses for each typeface, such as whether it is suitable for running text or as a display font for headlines. To help the reader spot each typeface in the wider world, the full character set is shown, and the best letters for identification are highlighted.
Stephen Coles Boeken
Stephen Coles is een schrijver en typograaf wiens werk de complexiteit van visuele communicatie en lettertypeontwerp onderzoekt. Hij verkent minutieus de geschiedenis en praktische toepassingen van typografie, wat bijdraagt aan een dieper begrip van de kunst en wetenschap achter lettervormen. Via zijn publicaties en advieswerk belicht Coles de diepgaande impact van typografie op ontwerp en leesbaarheid. Zijn aanpak legt de nadruk op een scherpe analyse van vorm, functie en de blijvende esthetiek van lettertypes.


The Anatomy of Type: A Graphic Guide to 100 Typefaces
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The Anatomy of Type is the ultimate stylistic guide to the intricacies and design of 100 indispensable typefaces. A delightful, colorful, and visual reference guide created by Stephen Coles and Tony Seddon—two acknowledged pros in the font design world—The Anatomy of Type was developed with typographers, graphic designers, and font geeks in mind, graphically and visually expanding on the current font-mania initiated by Simon Garfields's Just My Type.