Monday, June 19, 2006

The Elements of Typographic Style

Robert Bringhurst

Published by: Hartley & Marks Publishers on March 2005

I don’t own this but I have heard about it. Richard Rutter has created a web version of this.

Look at this book at Amazon

Here could be some more books that are just as useful

But they may not be in my bookshelf

Grid Systems in Graphic Design: A Handbook for Graphic Artists, Typographers, and Exhibition Designers

Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, and Students (Design Briefs)

The New Typography (Weimar and Now: German Cultural Criticism)

Stop Stealing Sheep and Find Out How Type Works

Typography Workbook: A Real-world Guide to Using Type in Graphic Design

Detail in Typography

Designing Books: Practice and Theory

Design Elements: A Graphic Style Manual

How to be a Graphic Designer, Without Losing Your Soul

Swiss Graphic Design: The Origins and Growth of an International Style 1920-1965