The New Typography
by Jan Tschichold · first published 1998
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…clients fault as the designers, although a good designer should be able to communicate why the flashiest, most cutting edge choices are not always the best. Also, I'd like to recommend this book, The New Typography. It's an old book, but they do a really great job of explaining the goals of typography, and how one can be creative without sacrificing readability, etc. https://www.amazon.com/New-Typography-Weimar-Now-Criticism/d...
on “How the Web Became Unreadable” ↗Tschichold was a design genius. His first book ‘The New Typography’ set out the rules for modernist design, rejecting all old forms of design. Some of the work he did at that time basically set the template for most design we have now. My old design tutor, who’s father…
on “Bauhaus at 100: its legacy in five key designs” ↗…Complete Manual of Typography The Designer's Guide to Color Combinations The Elements of Graphic Design: Space, Unity, Page Architecture, and Type The Elements of Typographic Style The New Typography The Visual Display of Quantitative Information Thinking with Type: A Primer for Designers Typography Workbook: A Real-World Guide to Using Type in Graphic Design Books on web design:…
on “Ask HN: Typography—How?” ↗…Communication of Data Making and Breaking the Grid: A Graphic Design Layout Workshop The Designer's Guide to Color Combinations Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things The New Typography
on “Ask HN: Typography—How?” ↗