This is the latest addition to the best selling "Design Briefs" series of essential texts on design published by Princeton Architectural Press. "Lettering & Type" is a smart-but-not-dense guide to creating and bending letters to one's will. More than just another pretty survey, it is a practical 'how-to' book full of relevant theory, history, explanatory diagrams, and excercises.
Authors Bruce Willen and Nolen Strals of design studio Post Typography examine classic design examples as well as exciting contemporary lettering of all stripes - from editorial illustration to concert posters to radical conceptual alphabets. "Lettering & Type" is ideal for anyone looking to move beyond existing typography and fonts to create, explore, and use original or customized letterforms.