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Just My Type
The original and best book about fonts
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Just My Type is not just a font book, but a book of stories. About how Helvetica and Comic Sans took over the world. About why Barack Obama opted for Gotham, while Amy Winehouse found her soul in 30s Art Deco.
About the great originators of type, from Baskerville to Zapf, or people like Neville Brody who threw out the rulebook, or Margaret Calvert, who invented the motorway signs that are used from Watford Gap to Abu Dhabi.
About the pivotal moment when fonts left the world of Letraset and were loaded onto computers, and typefaces became something we realised we all have an opinion about.
As the Sunday Times review put it, the book is 'a kind of Eats, Shoots and Leaves for letters, revealing the extent to which fonts are not only shaped by but also define the world in which we live.'
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Simon's work is celebrated for its quirky and comprehensive exploration of typography, appealing both to graphic enthusiasts and those new to the subject. The book is praised for its accessibility, humour, and engaging storytelling, transforming readers into avid font-spotters and giving them a newfound appreciation for typefaces. It makes the history of fonts captivating, often evoking delight and engrossment, while revealing the influence of typography in everyday life.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781846683022
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 22 September 2011
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Profile Books Ltd
Edition: Main
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 192.0mm
Weight: 307g
Pages: 352
About the Author
Simon Garfield is the author of twelve acclaimed books of non-fiction including Mauve, The Error World and The Nation's Favourite. His edited diaries from the Mass Observation Archive -Our Hidden Lives, We Are At War and Private Battles - were bestsellers, and his study of Aids in Britain, The End of Innocence, won the Somerset Maugham prize. He lives in London and St Ives, Cornwall.
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