Scripts
Elegant Lettering from Design's Golden Age
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2011
Thames & Hudson Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-500-51568-6 (ISBN)
Thames & Hudson Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-500-51568-6 (ISBN)
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Drawn from the Golden Age of scripts, from the 19th to the mid-20th century, this title is the compilation of popular, rare and forgotten scripts from Britain, Italy, France, Germany and the USA. It is filled with examples from a broad spectrum of sources advertising, street signs, invitations, type-specimen books, personal letters.
From wedding announcements to IOUs, there are hundreds – perhaps thousands – of scripts, some `classic’, others eccentric. Derived from handwriting, these are typefaces that are stylized to suggest, imply or symbolize certain traits linked to writing. Drawn from the Golden Age of scripts, from the 19th to the mid-20th century, this is the first compilation of popular, rare and forgotten scripts from Britain, Italy, France, Germany and the USA. Filled with examples from a broad spectrum of sources – advertising, street signs, invitations, type-specimen books, personal letters – this collection from esteemed art director Steven Heller is a delightful trove of long-overlooked material, and will be an invaluable sourcebook for anyone with an interest in graphic design.
From wedding announcements to IOUs, there are hundreds – perhaps thousands – of scripts, some `classic’, others eccentric. Derived from handwriting, these are typefaces that are stylized to suggest, imply or symbolize certain traits linked to writing. Drawn from the Golden Age of scripts, from the 19th to the mid-20th century, this is the first compilation of popular, rare and forgotten scripts from Britain, Italy, France, Germany and the USA. Filled with examples from a broad spectrum of sources – advertising, street signs, invitations, type-specimen books, personal letters – this collection from esteemed art director Steven Heller is a delightful trove of long-overlooked material, and will be an invaluable sourcebook for anyone with an interest in graphic design.
Steven Heller is co-chair of the MFA Design: Designer as Author programme at the School of Visual Arts, New York. He is the author of many books, including Stencil Type, Graphic, Typography Sketchbooks, New Ornamental Type and New Vintage Type, all published by Thames & Hudson. Louise Fili is director of Fili Design, a New York–based design studio specializing in vintage typographic treatments.
Introduction: Elegance & Eccentricity / 1. French/L’écriture / 2. British/Scripts / 3. German/Der Schrift / 4. Italian/Il Corviso / 5. American/Scripts
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 16.5.2011 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrated in colour throughout |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 172 x 245 mm |
| Gewicht | 1330 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Design / Innenarchitektur / Mode |
| Informatik ► Grafik / Design ► Desktop Publishing / Typographie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-500-51568-9 / 0500515689 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-500-51568-6 / 9780500515686 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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