Books for beginners and those looking to get into Type Design

Luke Freeman
Luke Freeman Posts: 61
in Education
As we are aware in the type community, books on Type Design are published at such small numbers, they can go out of print then resold at a higher price. Being new to Type Design finding a book to learn from can be a challenge to get hold of.

During this year I have read 2 books on Type Design which encapsulate such books out of print.

Book 1
How to create typefaces: from sketch to screen
by Cristóbal Henestrosa (Author), Laura Meseguer (Author), José Scaglione (Author), Tipo e Editorial (Editor)
The book includes text extracts from Fred Smeijers Counterpunch and The stroke: theory of writing Gerrit Noordzij

Book 2
Type Tricks: Your Personal Guide to Type Design
by Sofie Beier

preview of the book https://issuu.com/bis_publishers/docs/type_tricks
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  • Thomas Phinney
    Thomas Phinney Posts: 2,889
    I think many good books on type design refer to other books. For example, both Karen Cheng's “Designing Type” and Stephen Moye's “Fontographer: Type by Design” recommend and reproduce the spacing approach suggested by Walter Tracy in “Letters of Credit.”
  • scannerlicker
    scannerlicker Posts: 18
    Well, not books, but you can have a look at my blog: http://learn.scannerlicker.net.

    And ask away, we're here to help. :)
  • jeremy tribby
    jeremy tribby Posts: 246
    I recently read the English translation of "How to create typefaces: from sketch to screen" and think it is my favorite book for a beginner. It references good material and has plenty to say on its own.

    Frank Blokland's research at http://lettermodel.org/ is useful too, I don't know if I've seen it cited yet in books.


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