Design: Type A Seductive Collection of Alluring Type Designs

by Burgess, Paul; Seddon, Tony

• ISBN13: 9781592537983
• ISBN10: 1592537987
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-09-01
• Publisher: Rockport Publishers

Summary

Featuring a curated collection of about 500 exquisite designs, along with essays from top designers about the essence and importance of good typography in design, Design/Typeis an insightful resource filled with mini-workshops that dissect several featured projects and highlight the effectiveness of the type treatments. The first in a new series, this informative sourcebook offers the best of typography in practice and is an essential resource for students and professionals alike.

Author Biography

Paul Burgess is a web designer based in Brighton, UK. He spent 20 years as creative director at some of London’s fastest growing agencies, and is now principal of Burge Agency (http://www.burgeagency.com). Paul has a multi-disciplined and integrated approach to design and creative campaigns, successfully working for some of the world’s biggest (and smallest) brands. Visit him online at http://iampaulburgess.co.uk.Tony Seddon’s longstanding career as a graphic designer has taken him from his native Cornwall, via London and several publishing companies, to East Sussex where he now works as a freelance designer and writer. He has authored and co-authored multiple books, including Graphic Design for Non-designers; Art Directing Projects for Print; and Thou Shall Not Use Comic Sans. Visit him online at http://www.tonyseddon.com.

Table of Contents

Chapters

1: Minimal:Type

2: Ragged:Type

3: Free-form:Type

4: Traditional:Type

Essays

Design:Type. An introduction: Paul Burgess

Less is so much more: Tony Seddon

Breaking the rules: Jorge Restrepo

Embracing imperfection: Jay Roeder

New traditionalism: Bethany Heck

A closer look

Blok Design: PAR

Sensus Design Factory Zagreb: First Shot 2010

Magma Brand Design: Fonts in Focus

Wonksite Studio: mySHELF

Magma Brand Design: Slanted Magazine

Brigada: Typotecture

344 Design: 344 Questions

Jay Roeder: Blink 182

Imagine: Cake Liberation Front

I Love Dust: Choice Cuts

Voice: Longview Vineyard

Bethany Heck: The Eephus League

Contributor Index

About the author: Paul Burgess