Description: Type Specimens by Dori Griffin, Professor Dori Griffin Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Type Specimens introduces readers to the history of typography and printing through a chronological visual tour of the books, posters, and ephemera designed to sell fonts to printers, publishers, and eventually graphic designers.This richly illustrated book guides design educators, advanced design students, design practitioners, and type aficionados through four centuries of visual and trade history, equipping them to contextualize the aesthetics and production of type in a way that is practical, engaging, and relevant to their practice.Fully illustrated throughout with 200 color images of type specimens and related ephemera, the book illuminates the broader history of typography and printing, showing how letterforms and their technologies have evolved over time, inspiring and guiding designers of today. Author Biography Dori Griffin is an assistant professor in the School of Art + Design at Ohio University, where she teaches graphic design and design history. She earned her MFA in graphic design from the University of Florida and her PhD in design history from Arizona State University. Griffins primary research centers around the history of popular visual culture and the role that type and image play in creating cultural identity. Details ISBN 1350116599 ISBN-13 9781350116597 Title Type Specimens Author Dori Griffin, Professor Dori Griffin Format Paperback Year 2022 Pages 256 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC GE_Item_ID:159012952; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9781350116597
Book Title: Type Specimens
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
Publication Name: Type Specimens : a Visual History of Typesetting and Printing
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication Year: 2022
Subject: Book Printing & Binding, Communication Studies, History / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945), Graphic Arts / Typography
Item Height: 0.7 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 25.3 Oz
Subject Area: Design, Art, Language Arts & Disciplines, Crafts & Hobbies
Author: Dori Griffin
Item Length: 9.6 in
Item Width: 7.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback