The new typography: a handbook for modern designers

What is the best way to learn about typography? Where do I find the best hand-lettering/type inspiration? Who are your favorite letterers? What are the best typography and and lettering tutorials? We decided to pull together some of our very favorite typography and design resources for you today Jan Tschichold: Initial sketches for Sabon. Lessons From Swiss Style Graphic Design — Smashing Magazine People who Changed Graphic Design forever - Jan Tschichold (Author of "The New Typography; A Handbook for Modern Designers") Jan Tschichold: Initial sketches for Sabon. Typographer - Rauri McLean 1964-1967 Postmodernism's New Typography In an act of rebellion against the prevailing Sans serif aesthetic, designers looked to celebrate creativity in their digital fonts Fox River Promotion Booklet, 2006 readings. Readings must be completed before the class in which they are due. There will be open-book quizzes on the readings. You are encouraged to explore the typography resources in the Montserrat library. texts . Bringhurst, Robert. The Elements of Typographic Style. Point Roberts, WA: Hartley & Marks. ISBN -88179-132-6 2nd ed., 2002 The New Typography : A Handbook for Modern Designers This is a translation of Tschichold's "Die neue typographie, first published in Berlin in 1918. Tschichold called for radical changes in the designof . . . printed matter--books, magazines, posters, and business forms--arguing that traditional styles could no longer meet the demands of modern Furthermore, The New Typography is not free of serious flaws: As a handbook, it has proven extremely useful for the reinvention of commercial typography, but on book design, for example, it remained almost completely silent. Finally, Tschichold's ideological plea for rationalization is no longer acceptable for contemporary readers, who have Jan Tschichold (2 April 1902 Leipzig, Germany - 11 August 1974 Locarno, Switzerland) (born as Johannes Tzschichhold, also Iwan Tschichold, Ivan Ts