TYPE ONE: DISCIPLINE AND PROGRESS IN TYPOGRAPHY

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TYPE ONE: DISCIPLINE AND PROGRESS IN TYPOGRAPHY by Silja Bilz et al (eds.)

Typography today exists in conflict with classical font design and contemporary influences such as analog distortion, screen applications, street culture, deconstruction, hand lettering, and illustrative letterforms. Type One not only presents an overview of the diversity in current typography, but it also reveals where conventions have become established and where valid new approaches exist. In addition to a la...

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