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Scripts: Elegant Lettering from Design's Golden Age Book

Filled with examples from a broad spectrum of sources - advertising, street signs, invitations, type-specimen books, personal letters - this collection will be a delight for designers and an invaluable sourcebook of long-overlooked lettering. From wedding announcements to IOUs, there are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of scripts, some ‘classicâ€TM, others eccentric. Whether elegant, quirky, fluid, brutish or ostentatious, these typefaces are stylized to suggest, imply or symbolize certain traits linked to handwriting. The 'Golden Age' of scripts ran from the 19th to the mid-20th century; this book presents an unparalleled compilation of popular, rare and forgotten scripts from that era, from many countries. Contents - Introduction: Elegance & Eccentricity, 1 French/Lâ€TMécriture, 2 British/Scripts, 3 German/Der Schrift , 4 Italian/Il Corviso, 5 American/Scripts. Steven Heller is co-chair of the MFA Design/Designer as Author and Entrepreneur program at New Yorkâ€TMs School of Visual Arts. He is the author, editor and co-author of over 140 books, including fifteen with Louise Fili. He is the recipient of the 2011 Smithsonian Institution National Design Award for ‘Design Mindâ€TM. Louise Fili is principal of Louise Fili Ltd, a New York City-based design firm specializing in restaurant identities and food packaging. The author of Italianissimo, she was inducted into the Art Directors Club Hall of Fame in 2004.Read More

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  • TheBookPeople

    From wedding announcements to IOUs, there are hundreds perhaps thousands of scripts, some classic, others eccentric. Derived from handwriting, these are typefaces that are stylized to suggest, imply or symbolize certain traits linked to writing. Drawn from the Golden Age of scripts, from the 19th to the mid-20th century, this is the first compilation of popular, rare and forgotten scripts from Britain, Italy, France, Germany and the USA. This title is filled with examples from a broad spectrum of sources advertising, street signs, invitations, type-specimen books and personal letters. This collection is a delightful trove of long-overlooked material, and will be an invaluable sourcebook for anyone with an interest in graphic design.

  • BookDepository

    Suitable for those with an interest in graphic design, this title provide examples from a spectrum of sources advertising, street signs, invitations, type-specimen books and personal letters. It covers from wedding announcements to IOUs, there are hundreds perhaps thousands of scripts, some classic, others eccentric.

  • 0500290393
  • 9780500290392
  • Steven Heller, Louise Fili
  • 1 October 2012
  • Thames and Hudson Ltd
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 352
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