Texts on Type: Critical Writings on Typography
No designer can ignore the principles of typography, and yet there is hardly any class that provides students with a solid groundwork for it. "Texts on Type" is a powerful springboard for everybody seriously involved in typography, whether from the motion picture, book publishing or fine arts arenas. From typographic conventions and aesthetic standards to the imperatives of legibility and readability, this ingenious reader provides students and professionals alike with the historical and technical framework for great typography.