Building ligatures: the power of type

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This 248-page publication by TypeTogether type foundry offers a comprehensive overview of type design, typography, and graphic design, featuring insights from over 50 leading experts in the field. Contributors include notable figures such as Fiona Ross, Catherine Dixon, Gerry Leonidas, Veronika Burian, and José Scaglione. The essays explore both philosophical and ethical considerations alongside practical and technological aspects of typography. Topics discussed include font quality, digital typesetting, licensing, multiscript typography, and the history of type design, as well as fundamental questions about the ongoing need for new typefaces. The book is enriched with photographs that document the evolution of TypeTogether over fifteen years, showcasing their typefaces alongside reflections from renowned theorists and users. Readers will find a balanced mix of expert texts, designer interviews, and visual documentation of the foundry's journey and its most celebrated typefaces. Additionally, unique fold-out sections present the anatomy of various scripts, allowing readers to explore not only the Latin alphabet but also Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Cyrillic, Devanagari, and Thai scripts.