BOOKS
THAT

BOOKSTHAT / LIST NO. 3076

Books that
Explore Typography

For the letterform lickers.

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ART & DESIGN
CREATIVE PRACTICE

Cover of Sans in Use
03 / 12

Sans in Use

Viction

Type specimens, design applications, and interviews examine how designers combine serif and sans serif typefaces.

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Cover of Arcade Game Typography
08 / 12

Arcade Game Typography

Toshi Omigari, Kiyonori Muroga

Toshi Omagari surveys pixel typefaces from early arcade games, examining how designers worked within limited resolution and color systems.

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Cover of Theory of Type Design
12 / 12

Theory of Type Design

Gerard Unger

Gerard Unger examines type design through its history, legibility, spacing, rhythm, visual character, and the ways readers perceive letterforms.

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