Visionaries & fanatics : and other essays on type design, technology, and the private press /
"The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw a great flowering of typographic activity, resulting in a corpus of typographic literature that continues to hold sway over contemporary type design and practices. But are the precepts and motivations of late-Industrial typography still relevant in th...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Ann Arbor, Michigan :
The Legacy Press,
2021.
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| Edition: | Limited edition. |
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| Summary: | "The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw a great flowering of typographic activity, resulting in a corpus of typographic literature that continues to hold sway over contemporary type design and practices. But are the precepts and motivations of late-Industrial typography still relevant in the digital era, or are they the product of the time and technological landscape in which they were written? If we assume the latter, what does the technology of our time suggest as a forward pathway for the private press? The essays in Visionaries & Fanatics explore these ideas by examining a number of interlocking themes: the differences in motivation between the "Fine Press" and the "Private Press"; the impact and legacy of late-Industrial type production on contemporary type design; the reappraisal of the typographic canon; and potential uses of digital technology in 21st century private-press books."--Legacy Press website |
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| Physical Description: | 140 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm + 1 folded sheet (6 panels ; 23 cm) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781953421029 1953421024 |
| Related Items: | The Cushing Library/Lowman/Book Design copy forms part of the Book Design Section of the Al Lowman Printing Arts Collection and Research Archive. |