From the cow to the typewriter

More about the book

The Italo-German designer, Alessio Leonardi, will present his first book at a lecture at the Typo Berlin 2004. The subject of this work is the history of writing and it is told in an unusual from the point of view of God, science and the author himself.Richly illustrated (approx. 200 pictures) and written with real Italo-German humour, the book is sure to become a classic in the world of typography. And the reason for this is “Everything is possible, even typography is fun!”(as quoted by Prof. Erik Spiekermann who kindly wrote the foreword.)