Description
Book SynopsisSpecimens of 38 of the finest type families in the world are brought together in Typographic Specimens: The Great Typefaces, making it an invaluable reference tool for graphic designers, editors, art directors, production managers, desktop publishers, and students.
Table of Contents1 Akzidenz-Grotesk
Wolfgang Weingart 10
2 American Typewriter
Philip Meggs 20
3 Baskerville
Keith Jones 30
4 Bembo
Jeff Price 40
5 Bodoni
Rob Carter 50
6 Bookman
Rob Carter 60
7 Caledonia
Clifford A. Harvey 70
8 Caslon
Paul Rand 80
9 Centaur
Bruce Rogers 90
10 Century Schoolbook
Philip Meggs 98
11 Cheltenham
Kit Hinrichs 108
12 Clarendon
Bradbury Thompson 118
13 Didot
Ned Drew 128
14 Folio
Philip Meggs 138
15 Franklin Gothic
Malcolm Grear 150
16 Frutiger
Julie Sebastianelli 162
17 Futura
John Malinoski 172
18 Galliard
Matthew Carter 188
19 Gill Sans
Larry Clarkson 198
20 Garamond
Paula Scher and Ron Louie 208
21 Goudy Old Style
Roger E. Baer 218
22 Helvetica
Sandra Wheeler 228
23 Janson Text
Christopher Ozubko 244
24 Kabel
Douglass Scott 252
25 News Gothic
Jeff Barnes 262
26 Optima
Hermann Zapf 272
27 Palatino
Hermann Zapf 282
28 Perpetua
Eve Faulkes 292
29 Plantin
Banu Berker 302
30 Sabon
Stephen Chovanec 312
31 Serifa
Katie Salen 322
32 Stone Sans
Brian Wu 332
33 Stone Serif
Brian Wu 342
34 Stymie
Louise Fili 352
35 Times New Roman
David Colley 362
36 Trump Mediaeval
Richard Woollacott 372
37 Univers
John T. Drew 382
38 Zapf Book
Hermann Zapf 400
