Hand Job: A Catalog of Type
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2007-08-01
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 1568986262
ISBN-13: 9781568986265
In this digital age of computer-generated graphics and typography, it’s refreshing to find typographers who still believe in working by hand. No longer relegated to designer’s sketchbooks, hand-drawn type has emerged from the underground as a dynamic vehicle for visual communication—from magazine, book, and album covers to movie credits and football advertisements. As the practice and appreciation of hand-drawn type grows, it’s time to celebrate the work of those typographers whose every letterform is a work of art. Hand Job collects groundbreaking work from fifty a...