Counterpunch: Making Type in the 16th Century, Designing Typefaces Now
by Fred Smeijers
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Typography is still dominated by letterforms from the first one hundred years of European printing. Where were the processes and attitudes that lie behind these forms? Fred Smeijers is a type desinger who learn to design and cut punches: the key instruments with which metal type is made. This book is a work of practical history, with much contemporary relevance.Tags
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- Voor mijn vader and for past and present colleagues who share their knowledge
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- Art & Design, Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction
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- 686.2210944 — Applied science & technology Manufacture for specific uses Printing and related activities Printing Typography
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- Z250 .A2 .S64 — Bibliography, Library Science and Information Resources Book industries and trade Practical printing
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