Visionaries & fanatics
and other essays on type design, technology, and the private press
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Author
Contributions
- Legacy Press - Contributor
Publication
2021 - The Legacy Press, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Michigan
Language
English
Word Count
35,000 words, Guess
Page Count
140 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-101953421024
- ISBN-139781953421029
- OCLC Control Number1250315650
- Better World Books9781953421029
- Open LibraryOL44076916M
Classifications
- LCCZ250 .M37 2021
Alternate Titles
- Visionaries and fanatics
- Specimen of metal typefaces designed by Russell Maret., NYC
Description
"The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw a great flowering of typographic activity, resulting in a corpus of typographic literature that continues to hold sway over contemporary type design and practices. But are the precepts and motivations of late-Industrial typography still relevant in the digital era, or are they the product of the time and technological landscape in which they were written? If we assume the latter, what does the technology of our time suggest as a forward pathway for the private press? The essays in Visionaries & Fanatics explore these ideas by examining a number of interlocking themes: the differences in motivation between the "Fine Press" and the "Private Press"; the impact and legacy of late-Industrial type production on contemporary type design; the reappraisal of the typographic canon; and potential uses of digital technology in 21st century private-press books."--Legacy Press website
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