Question: Books on serif typefaces?

Mads Davidsen

Hi,

I was wondering if there are any books on how to draw serif typefaces that are based on the translation method? If not, then just any books that have a large section on the sketching process of drawing a typeface?

I already have the following books on typography:

• In Progress, Jessica Hische
• The Golden Secrets of Lettering, Martina Flor
• Designing Type, Karen Cheng
• The Elements of Typographic Style, Robert Bringhurst
• How To Create Typefaces, Cristóbal Henestrosa et al.
• Typography Referenced, Allan Haley et al.
• The Calligrapher's Bible, David Harris
• Mastering Copperplate Calligraphy, Eleanor Winters

Andreas Stötzner

what are serif typefaces that are based on the translation method?

Ramiro Espinoza

Don't forget Creative Lettering Today by M. Harvey.

ivan louette

Is there a book with substantial content about drawing italics ? I would learn more because I am not very good at drawing them.

Ramiro Espinoza

And Ivan Castro's excellent The ABC of Custom Lettering: http://www.ivancastro.es/work/the-abc-of-custom-lettering/

Ramiro Espinoza

@ivan louette You can start with La Operina >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludovico_Vicentino_degli_Arrighi

ivan louette

@Ramiro Espinoza  Thanks a lot ! Seemingly Arrighi's originals are less angular than Cancellarescas revivals or Chancery. That's what I need as an italic companion to my Uccello. Thanks again.

Mads Davidsen

@Andreas Stötzner
Typefaces the structure of which is based on the broad-nib pen, typefaces like Garamond and like your typeface Andron 2 ABC™.

Mads Davidsen

@ivan louette
I know that Charles Nix has created a course on Lynda.com on how to draw an italic typeface (Design an Italic Typeface). The link is below. I'm not sure if you can open it the way I have pasted the link.

https://www.lynda.com/Glyphs-App-tutorials/Design-Italic-Typeface/697717-2.html?srchtrk=index:3 linktypeid:2 q:charles+nix page:1 s:relevance sa:true producttypeid:2

ivan louette

@Mads Davidsen Thank you so much ! Your link works fine and it seems very interesting. I will take a free month at Linda.com

ivan louette

@Ramiro Espinoza I found a nice copy of Arrighi's book at a good resolution here ! Thanks for the info.

John Hudson

I picked up this very attractive book on italic and related cursive script styles at TYPO Berlin a couple of years ago. It seems good, in so far as I can tell from the illustrations, but I don't read German.

ivan louette

@John Hudson Thanks for this very interesting link. I dont read german but as you say illustrations would be very informative.