There exist countless books on typography, but in this overcrowded market there should be room for this attractive and stimulating publication by Mia Cinelli, Associate Professor of Art Studio and Digital Design at the University of Kentucky. From the very start, the author specifies the scope and horizon of her work, which does not address the theory or history of typography but is meant to help students and professionals to correctly interpret the meaning of typography and make the best possible use of its possibilities. This wise and sound starting point helps Cinelli to focus on a clear and effective analytical framework while also giving her the opportunity to alternate between general observations, specific case studies, and short but well-made interviews with a small number of designers (not just on their careers and ideas but always on precise realizations and achievements). As is the case in most work on typography...
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October 2024
October 01 2024
Giving Type Meaning. Context and Craft in Typography
Giving Type Meaning. Context and Craft in Typography
by Mia
Cinelli
, London
: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
, 2024
, 214 pp., illus. 978-1-35-025583-8 (paperback); 978-1-35-025641-5 (hardcover); 978-1-35-025584-5 (Ebook: Epub and Mobi); 978-1-35-025585-2 (Ebook: PDF)
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Jan Baetens
Online ISSN: 1530-9282
Print ISSN: 0024-094X
©2024 ISAST
2024
ISAST
Leonardo (2024) 57 (5): 578–580.
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Jan Baetens; Giving Type Meaning. Context and Craft in Typography. Leonardo 2024; 57 (5): 578–580. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/leon_r_02574
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