{"product_id":"9780471284291","title":"Typographic Specimens The Great Typefaces","description":"\u003ch1\u003eTypographic Specimens\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Great Typefaces\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePhilip B. Meggs | Rob Carter\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDesign \/ Graphic Arts \/ Typography\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eSpecimens of 38 of the finest type families in the world are brought together in \u003ci\u003eTypographic Specimens: The Great Typefaces\u003c\/i\u003e, making it an invaluable reference tool for graphic designers, editors, art directors, production managers, desktop publishers, and students. Each type family is shown in display and text specimens with complete fonts including italic and bold variations; extended families such as Futura and Univers include additional type weights and widths. Each type family's section opens with a full-page experimental design, created by an outstanding graphic designer to demonstrate its potential. The specimens are accompanied by a concise discussion of each type family's origins, charactertistics, and usage. Typographic specimens provide an opportunity to study typefaces, to select and plan typography, and to increase one's knowledge of letterforms. Drawing and tracing specimens remain excellent ways to understand type and create logos and other typographic designs. Study of specimens aids in the selection of fonts to be purchased for the font library. Typographic specimens introduce unfamiliar typefaces in printed form and aid in the development of connoisseurship. Comparative analysis of similar faces in printed form becomes possible. Over one hundred prominent designers and design educators were sent a ballot listing all major typefaces and were asked to vote for the type families that best fulfilled their personal criteria for typographic excellence. The typefaces contained in this book represent the results of this poll, providing a compendium of excellent typefaces that have stood the test of time. \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTypographic Specimens: The Great Typefaces\u003c\/i\u003e will provide information, inspiration, and a keener knowledge of typography.\u003c\/p\u003e Akzidenz-Grotesk\u003cbr\u003eAmerican Typewriter\u003cbr\u003eBaskerville\u003cbr\u003eBembo\u003cbr\u003eBodoni\u003cbr\u003eBookman\u003cbr\u003eCaledonia\u003cbr\u003eCaslon\u003cbr\u003eCentaur\u003cbr\u003eCentury Schoolbook\u003cbr\u003eCheltenham\u003cbr\u003eClarendon\u003cbr\u003eDidot\u003cbr\u003eFolio\u003cbr\u003eFranklin Gothic\u003cbr\u003eFrutiger\u003cbr\u003eFutura\u003cbr\u003eGalliard\u003cbr\u003eGill Sans\u003cbr\u003eGaramond\u003cbr\u003eGoudy Old Style\u003cbr\u003eHelvetica\u003cbr\u003eJanson\u003cbr\u003eKabel\u003cbr\u003eNews Gothic\u003cbr\u003eOptima\u003cbr\u003ePalatino\u003cbr\u003ePerpetua\u003cbr\u003ePlantin\u003cbr\u003eSabon\u003cbr\u003eSerifa\u003cbr\u003eStone Sans\u003cbr\u003eStone Serif\u003cbr\u003eStymie\u003cbr\u003eTimes New Roman\u003cbr\u003eTrump Mediaeval\u003cbr\u003eUnivers\u003cbr\u003eZapf Book\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003ePhilip Meggs\u003c\/b\u003e is professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, contributing editor of Print magazine, and visiting graduate faculty at Syracuse University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eType \u0026amp; Image\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA History of Graphic Design\u003c\/i\u003e, and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eTypographic Design: Form and Communication\u003c\/i\u003e. His design work has been exhibited widely, including Print Regional Annual, CA Annual, Graphis Posters, Photographis, and The New York Art Director's Club. Rob Carter teaches typography and graphic design at Virginia Commonwealth University. His design projects have been exhibited by the American Institute of Graphic Arts, New York Art Director's Club, Society of Typographic Arts, Graphis Annual, Creativity, and the New York Type Director's Club. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Typography Today\u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eTypographic Design: Form and Communication\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 December 1993\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780471284291\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e416\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e44.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44381005152396,"sku":"9780471284291","price":51.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780471284291.jpg?v=1780204615","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780471284291","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}