Scripts

Elegant Lettering from Design's Golden Age

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An unparalleled reference and irresistible treasury of scripts typefaces from advertising, street signs and invitations to type-specimen books and personal letters

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ISBN: 9780500290392 Category:

Steven Heller, Louise Fili

Description

Filled with examples from a broad spectrum of sources – advertising, street signs, invitations, type-specimen books, personal letters – this collection will be a delight for designers and an invaluable sourcebook of long-overlooked lettering. From wedding announcements to IOUs, there are hundreds – perhaps thousands – of scripts, some ‘classic’, others eccentric. Whether elegant, quirky, fluid, brutish or ostentatious, these typefaces are stylized to suggest, imply or symbolize certain traits linked to handwriting.

The ‘Golden Age’ of scripts ran from the 19th to the mid-20th century; this book presents an unparalleled compilation of popular, rare and forgotten scripts from that era, from many countries.

Additional information

Weight 1223 g
Dimensions 17.3 x 24.9 cm
Publisher name Thames and Hudson Ltd
Publication date 21 September 2012
Number of pages 352
Format Paperback / softback
Dimensions 17.3 x 24.9 cm
Weight 1223 g

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Steven Heller is co-chair of the MFA Design: Designer as Author programme at the School of Visual Arts, New York. He is the author of many books, including Stencil Type, Graphic, Typography Sketchbooks, New Ornamental Type and New Vintage Type, all published by Thames & Hudson.

Louise Fili is director of Fili Design, a New York-based design studio specializing in vintage typographic treatments.