Type. A Visual History of Typefaces & Graphic Styles. 1901–1938 - Reviews
"Can TASCHEN do no wrong? As a card-carrying typeface hobbyist, I get off on this stuff, but lordy lord don't put this book in my lap I might just leap right in and never come back. Are you ready eyeballs? Start dancing."ArtsJournal.com, BostonUnited States |
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"Also from Jan Tholenaar's vast collection, Vol. 2 expands through 1901-1938. Each volume includes a keycard to online image library where 1400 high-res scans are available for untrestricted use. These two books are a valuable addition to any designers' toolbox."DesignObserver.comUnited States |
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"This vast visual history of type design offers an incredible insight into the formation, creation and implementation of letterforms, covering over 200 years of typographic design. The examples on show are sumptuous, bound in a hefty cloth cover and heavy inner paper, which really justifies the lavish typography on show. Everything from gilded Victorian letterforms to lithography presses is covered, with a rich catalogue section that displays in roman, italic, bold, semi-bold, narrow and broad, and includes some often spectacular examples of these letters in use."Computer Arts Projects, BathUnited Kingdom |
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"The pages, and the website, ought to be particularly appreciated by those who work in printing and design, but are intoxicating even for those of us who just like seeing fancy letters beautifully presented."The Commercial Dispatch, ColumbusUnited States |
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"La typographie aussi est un roman. Savait-on que Jan Tschichold, le promoteur de la police de caractères en bâtons, avait fini par la renier pour son aspect trop radical? Que Paul Renner, inventeur de la Futura, se méfiait de l'art abstrait? Un volume pour tout savoir de l'évolution de la lettre imprimée."Air France Magazine, ParisFrance |
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"Un gros volume rempli de mises en page et de typographies. Un grand coup dans le rétro du style qui ravira les amateurs de graphisme et d'histoire. Une encyclopédie visuelle qui retrace la période de 1901 à 1938, à une époque où, en Allemagne, le Bauhaus révolutionne l'imprimerie en supprimant le caractère gothique. Une mine d'or de 360 pages qui prouve au demeurant que le graphisme traverse le temps sans prendre une ride. Ce deuxième tome inclut l'accès à une base de données en ligne de 14 000 images libres de droit."Edelweiss, SuisseSwitzerland |
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"La historia se recrea, a partir de su gráfica, con este libro. No sólo las tipografías, sino también sus decoraciones, ornamentos, bordes y litografías. ... Un indispensable para todo diseñador, pero además una pieza de colección para cualquier amante de la literatura, la gráfica y la historia."90+10, Buenos AiresArgentina |
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"Wie großartig, prächtig, detailliert und bisweilen auch geheimnisvoll Schriften einst ausgesehen haben, zeigt der Band Type. A Visual History of Typefaces and Graphic Styles."blog.musikexpress.de, BerlinGermany |
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"Das Buch enthält erneut eine unglaubliche Fülle an Mustern aus der Sammlung des leidenschaftlichen Sammlers Jan Tholenaar. Wunderbar lässt sich hier der Übergang von der ornamentverliebten Kunst des 19. Jahrhunderts zu den funktionalen geometrischen Formen der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts verfolgen. Das Ganze kostet dann trotz veredeltem Leineneinband und guter Druckqualität nur knapp 40 Euro - unfassbar, aber wahr."Page.de, HamburgGermany |
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"If you're the kind of font geek who gets bothered by typography mistakes and anachronisms (or even if you've just rented Helvetica), take a look at this new release from TASCHEN. A two-volume set, Type: A Visual History of Typefaces and Graphic Styles, renders the history of the printed word in lush, full-color scans; lithographs, carved inscriptions, calligraphy-they all get the coffee table treatment over the two books' combined 720 pages... And although purists might quibble over how exhaustive the book is, we're just damn impressed."GQ.com, New YorkUnited States |
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Type. A Visual History of Typefaces & Graphic Styles. 1901–1938
Cees W. de Jong, Alston W. Purvis, Jan Tholenaar
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