The Elements of Typographic Style
 

The Elements of Typographic Style

by Robert Bringhurst

This lovely, well-written book is concerned foremost with creating beautiful typography and is essential for professionals who regularly work with typographic designs. Author Robert Bringhurst writes about designing with the correct typeface; striving for rhythm, proportion, and harmony; choosing and combining type; designing pages; using section heads, subheads, footnotes, and tables; applying... (read more)

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Max G
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This book is not for everyone and I personally feel it's not for younger designers but more mature ones. It's somewhat poetic and can get seemingly boring. However, it's one of the best books for typography and anyone serious about it would sit through this read.

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