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The information in this book is fantastic, it's just unfortunate that it's presented in a haphazard order, and without a lot of narrative structure.If you've ever wondered what the difference is between Palatino and Times New Roman, this is an incredibly good read. Who knew that Gill Sans came from shady character Eric Gill? Or that there was a font so precious to its creator that he literally threw it in the river so it wouldn't make it into the hands of a competitor?I wish Garfield had taken more time to explain some of the graphic design terms in the book (perhaps a glossary?) and really told a story, rather than coming up with some nifty anecdotes and leaving it at that.
"En fin, como diría el tipo de la tienda de cómics: Me he pasado la vida entera tratando de descifrar una fuente... y ahora puedo decir...que vida tan bien aprovechada!"Un libro muy interesante. Después de leerlo no puedo dejar de preguntarme cada que veo un letrero, título o señal: qué tipo de letra es esa y quién la habrá creado?No sólo habla de la historia de la tipografía desde Gutenberg hasta la era digital, también remata con un excelente mensaje.
looks interesting; still looking for that other book on the shape and sound of words
reallly, really fun -- and eye opening too