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Summary: version 2.5!
Review: Please note, this is not a reprint of the 2nd edition, but "version 2.5" i.e., a revised 2nd edition.
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Summary: Where Serious Designers Learn Typography
Review: Serious designers who are beginning their trade, or old hats who might need to be refreshed in typography can benefit from Robert Bringhurst's "The Elements of Typographic Style."Bringhurst has brought us a thrifty tome of typography. Succinct, he isn't bound to entertain the reader, but educate him. His glossary of typographic terms will bring you into the know about apertures, dot leaders, nuts and muttons. Just as useful is his thorough appendix of sorts and characters. With an image of the characters, he explains in a few sentences what characters is when it is to be used properly. He distinguishes acutes from graves from primes from hois from apostrophes. Adjacent to this lexicon is a quick visual index of alphabetic character. This section alone was worth the price for me. The real science of "The Elements of Typographic Style" is in Bringhurst's bulk of explanations of letter construction, page composition, defining and given shorts histories of classic fonts as seen in specimen books, a great chapter on analphabetic symbols. I fully recommend this book. Artists, designers, illustrators all should have a copy of this. It reads easier than you might suspect, and would serve as a fine textbook. Writers should read it for no other reason than it is interesting, but to also have pity on our poor designers who must make our words look nice. Anthony Trendl
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Summary: THE solid foundation of typography
Review: This book is amazing. Whether a newspaper copyfitter or a web graphic designer, this text contains useful and informative information that will help the serious designer firmly root themselves in this oft-overlooked science. To be fair, this is not a quick, to the point text-- it was written with the serious professional/enthusiast as the target audience. There is no list of rules to follow within. Bringhurst instead explains with detail and enthusiasm the very purpose and history of typesetting, all the while furthering the reader's appreciation and style. A must buy for anyone who ever has or ever will deal with the printed (on paper or the web) page.
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Summary: Pure Genius!
Review: This is what you need if you are anyone who will ever use type in any area of your life...period. Do not buy any other books on typography until you have this one and digested its wisdom. They don't refer to it as the 'Typographer's Bible' for no reason.
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