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Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, and Students.
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Technical Communication
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August 1, 2005
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- Najberg, Beth Lisberg
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Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, and Students
Ellen Lupton. 2004. New York, NY: Princeton Architectural Press. [ISBN 1-56898-448-0. 176 pages, including index. $19.95 USD (softcover).]
Thinking with type is worthy of adding to your library; it's essential if you salivate when you look at well-designed and well-chosen type.
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It's worth the price just for the types displayed conveniently in the inside covers. You can view the 33 typefaces, arranged alphabetically, at two glances to see the subtle differences between commonly used typefaces.
Ellen Lupton, director of the MFA program in graphic ...