James Cridland's reading reviewed Just My Type by Simon Garfield
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5 stars
Lots of tedious yet somehow fascinating detail about typefaces, fonts and other things. A very enjoyable read.
Paperback, 356 pages
Published Sept. 4, 2012 by Avery Publishing Group.
A quick and personal tour through the past and present of fonts, their design, and use.
Lots of tedious yet somehow fascinating detail about typefaces, fonts and other things. A very enjoyable read.
A witty, informative look at how fonts and type have made it this far whilst informing design along the way.
This is a good companion volume to the documentary film "Helvetica."