Just My Type: A Book About Fonts

Just My Type: A Book About Fonts

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Author: Simon Garfield

Format: Hardback

Number of Pages: 352


What's your type? Suddenly everyone's obsessed with fonts. Whether you're enraged by IKEA's Verdanagate, want to know what the Beach Boys have in common with an airline or why it's okay to like Comic Sans, Just My Type will have the answer. LEARN WHY USING UPPER CASE GOT A NEW ZEALAND HEALTH WORKER SACKED. Refer to Prince in the TAFKAP years as a Dingbat (that works on many levels). Spot where movies get their time periods wrong and don't be duped by fake posters on eBay. Simon Garfield meets the people behind the typefaces and along the way learns why some fonts, (like men) are from Mars and some are from Venus. From type on the high street and album covers to the print in our homes and offices, Garfield is the font of all types of knowledge.



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Description
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.

Author: Simon Garfield

Format: Hardback

Number of Pages: 352


What's your type? Suddenly everyone's obsessed with fonts. Whether you're enraged by IKEA's Verdanagate, want to know what the Beach Boys have in common with an airline or why it's okay to like Comic Sans, Just My Type will have the answer. LEARN WHY USING UPPER CASE GOT A NEW ZEALAND HEALTH WORKER SACKED. Refer to Prince in the TAFKAP years as a Dingbat (that works on many levels). Spot where movies get their time periods wrong and don't be duped by fake posters on eBay. Simon Garfield meets the people behind the typefaces and along the way learns why some fonts, (like men) are from Mars and some are from Venus. From type on the high street and album covers to the print in our homes and offices, Garfield is the font of all types of knowledge.