Twentieth Century Type Designers: New Edition
by: Carter, Sebastian

Hardcover. NY, W. W. Norton, 2nd Ed., 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 192 pages. Since its first publication in 1987, this book has become a standard reference work for typographers, designers and students alike. This new edition includes an examination of the latest technological developments in design and composition of type, and introduces the work of some of the more recent designers to have made their mark in the 20th century. Profiles of a new generation of typographers working in the latter half of the 20th century, such as Matthew Carter, Sumner Stone and others, bring the book up to date. Working with entirely different tools than their predecessors, they reflect the new typography in varying degrees. Filmsetting and digital typesetting have brought new opportunities - as well as new disciplines. Clean copy.