THINKING WITH TYPEA Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students

Ellen Lupton

Thinking with Type is a clear and concise typographic primer by leading design educator and critic Ellen Lupton. The book is divided into three sections: letter, text, and grid. Each section begins with an easy-to-grasp essay that reviews the historical, technological, and theoretical concept, and is followed by a set of practical exercises that bring the material covered to life. Sections conclude with examples of work by leading practitioners that demonstrate creative possibilities along with some classic pitfalls to avoid. Thinking with Type has an accompanying website, www.thinkingwithtype.com.

2004 / 176 pp / 100 color / 978-1-56898-448-3 / pb / $19.95