Bookshop – Books Part 2

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Stop Stealing Sheeps and Find Out How Type Works

Stop Stealing Sheep and Find Out How Type Works
by Erik Spiekermann and E. M. Ginger

Authors show that type is easy to use, easy to understand, and in the hands of a savvy user, a powerful communications tool.
PostScript

PostScript. Zur Form von Schrift Heute
(German) by Martina Fineder, Eva Kraus, and Andreas Pawlik

Since the mid-1980s, technological developments such as the PostScript language have allowed everyday graphic designers to develop their own fonts, which they could then distribute on their own, alongside the established type foundries.
Die PostScript- & PDF-Bibel

Die PostScript- & PDF-Bibel
(German) by Thomas Merz and Olaf Drümmer

PostScript and Acrobat/PDF Bible: applications, troubleshooting and cross-platform publishing.
The Art of Typography

The Art of Typography
by Christopher Burke

German typographer Paul Renner is best known as the designer of the typeface Futura, which stands as a landmark of modern graphic design.
The Design of Books

The Design of Books
by Adrian Wilson and Sumner Stone

This nice, practical, inexpensive reprint, with a new foreword by Sumner Stone, brings back into print a classic on layout, type, paper, printing, binding.
The Education of a Graphic Designer

The Education of a Graphic Designer
by Stephen Heller

This collection of essays, interviews, and course syllabi examines how changing professional standards in graphic design have revolutionized the way design is taught, learned, and practiced.
The Education of a Typographer

The Education of a Typographer
by Steven Heller

Exploring the methods for teaching and learning typography, this book features more than 40 essays from top experts and educators in typography today.
The Elements of Typographic Style

The Elements of Typographic Style
by Robert Bringhurst

Renowned typographer and poet Robert Bringhurst brings clarity to the art of typography with this masterful style guide.
Thinking With Type

Thinking With Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students (Design Briefs) by Ellen Lupton

The organization of letters on a blank sheet – or screen – is the most basic challenge facing anyone who practices design.
Treasury of Alphabets and Lettering

Treasury of Alphabets and Lettering
by Jan Tschichold

A source book of the best letter forms of past and present for sign painters, graphic artists, commercial artists.
TypeSelect – Der Schriftenfächer

TypeSelect – Der Schriftenfächer
(German) by Michael Wörgötter

The TypeSelect swatch book presents 226 typefaces from the most important foundries, with a total of 1000 individual total font styles.
Typographically Speaking

Typographically Speaking: The Art of Matthew Carter
by Margaret Re, Johanna Drucker, James Mosley

Typographically Speaking: The Art of Matthew Carter entered the field in the days of hand-cut punches and hot-metal type, and has continued to innovate through the eras of photocomposition and digital design.
Typography 21

Typography 21
The Annual of the Type Directors Club

Devoted exclusively to typography, this volume is the quintessential source in which to find a complete, up-to-date record of the most exemplary typographic work produced worldwide.
Typology

Typology
by Steven Heller and Louise Fili

Organized by historical era and country of origin, each section of this dynamic compendium introduces the culture and aesthetics of the period …
ÜberSchrift

ÜberSchrift
(German) by Erik Spiekermann

This is the German translation and extension of a best seller that Erik Spiekermann co-wrote with E.M. Ginger, “Stop Stealing Sheep & find out how type works.”
Wegweiser Schrift

Wegweiser Schrift
(German) by Hans Peter Willberg

Which typeface fits where? What works, and what falls short? Where do typefaces come from, and how can simple problems be avoided?