This book is a great entry point or resource to return to for all typographic designer out there. It focuses on the structure of writing letters and the interplay between writing tool and writing shapes. These are the sort of primary principles i wished I had learned as a student
Probably the best modern book about letters and writing. Noordzij's basic premise is that the letterform is not the shape's outline but the stroke itself — that letters are fundamentally written. In my reading, this liberates typography from being merely seen, and returns it to something that is experienced. Maybe that's grandiose? It's currently out of print, and though PDFs can be easily found the book itself is a delight to read and hold, and worth tracking down.
