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The classroom classic
Stop Stealing Sheep & find out how type works by Erik Spiekermann and E.M. Ginger is out in a second, revised edition from Adobe Press. Filled with the accumulated wisdom (and wit) of the coauthors, the book’s most distinguishing feature is the synthesis of text and design. Typography is the subject here and the medium. The authors manage to encourage the reader to gently engage in each premise they present while reinforcing and demonstrating through the use of entertaining and enlightening typographic examples (such as the montage of fake food labels on pages 16–17, or the office drones on pages 152–153 presented with a crash course on typography for business forms). In each spread there is a vigorous design intention at work so that the information
is seamlessly structured for maximum impact. Originally designed by MetaDesign West, Erik Spiekermann updated the current edition’s design. For a fresh perspective on working with type, including type for the Web and screens, and a glimpse at many new typefaces, this is the little book you want. |
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For those who want more on type...
The Complete Manual of Typography: A guide to setting perfect type by James Felici is another new release from Adobe Press. Felici elegantly and painstakingly sets out to demonstrate how to set type “perfectly” in a digital age. This is the book that answers all the questions you wanted to ask, but also demonstrates all the steps you need to pursue to achieve a kind of typographic perfection. Felici’s guide begins with “Typographic Basics” (a compendium in its own right), then continues with his exhaustive and intensive section on “How to Set Type.” As Felici points out in his Introduction, “this is not a style guide, but an execution guide.” Felici’s intent and the intensity that drives this book is his shared passion for detail. |
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Would you like Haiku with that?
A sibling of one of the font editorial staff discovered this e-commerce site offering
a balled-up piece of paper, with or without accoutrements. www.origamiboulder.com |
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This just in from an avid font reader:
It’s hard to describe the thrill of watching a clock slave go at it with a pencil—perfect for leaving on your monitor all day (watching the seconds fly by is mesmerizing).
www.yugop.com/ver3/stuff/03/fla.html |
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The Adobe Story, from Adobe Press
Inside the Publishing Revolution: The Adobe Story is truly an “insider” story that starts in 1982. The author, Pamela Pfiffner, had access to company founders John Warnock and Chuck Geske and a myriad of sources to weave together this contemporary biography of the company that developed PostScript, generated a revolution in publishing, and with its products has changed the way we work on computers. Pfiffner’s reportage allows us to share in the Adobe journey: the development of the products, the growth of the business, the response of the users, and the creative output from the use of Adobe software.
Interestingly, the book is in its second edition since the Adobe Press first edition released just months ago has totally sold out. Pfiffner’s technical expertise and insightful interviews provide more than a profile of this company and its protagonists; this book is a marker for our times and the electronic revolution which continues to evolve. |
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