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In Free Hand: New Typography Sketchbooks , Steven Heller, respected graphic-design commentator, and Lita Talarico, design educator, offer glimpses inside the personal sketchbooks of more than 70 designers and typographers—including Philippe Apeloig, Ed Beguiat, Hoefler Type Foundry, Henrik Kubel, Toshi Omagari, and Francesco Zorzi. Featuring a wealth of sketches, precision drawings, and computergenerated artwork; as well as a range of styles, concepts, languages, and alphabets, Free Hand illustrates the idiosyncratic creative processes behind the design of typefaces, logos, and word-images. A valuable resource for anyone who engages creatively with type—whether by hand or on a screen—this rich compendium emphasizes the power of typography in the digital age, while celebrating designers who continue to innovate in their practice of this time-honored craft.
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Free Hand, Steven Heller, Talarico Lita
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- Released
- 2018
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- Title
- Free Hand
- Subtitle
- New Typography Sketchbooks
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Steven Heller, Talarico Lita
- Publisher
- Abrams Books
- Released
- 2018
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 352
- ISBN10
- 1419731076
- ISBN13
- 9781419731075
- Series
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- 4.35 out of 5
- Description
- In Free Hand: New Typography Sketchbooks , Steven Heller, respected graphic-design commentator, and Lita Talarico, design educator, offer glimpses inside the personal sketchbooks of more than 70 designers and typographers—including Philippe Apeloig, Ed Beguiat, Hoefler Type Foundry, Henrik Kubel, Toshi Omagari, and Francesco Zorzi. Featuring a wealth of sketches, precision drawings, and computergenerated artwork; as well as a range of styles, concepts, languages, and alphabets, Free Hand illustrates the idiosyncratic creative processes behind the design of typefaces, logos, and word-images. A valuable resource for anyone who engages creatively with type—whether by hand or on a screen—this rich compendium emphasizes the power of typography in the digital age, while celebrating designers who continue to innovate in their practice of this time-honored craft.