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Legibility in relation to contemporary typography.

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Fischer, S.R. (2001). History of writing. Reaktion Books.

A general background of the history of written forms for use in the context of typography essay.

Eisenstein, E.L. (2005). The printing revolution in early modern Europe. Cambridge University Press.

An insight into the history of printing and the arrival of the typeface through necessity.


Phinney, T. (2010) Transitional & modern type families. Graphic Design.


This gives background on the development of typefaces from old-style, into the transitional phase, and finally into modern typefaces.


Mosley, J. (1999). The nymph and the grot: The revival of the sanserif letter. Friends of the St Bride Printing Library.


Background on the increased usage of sans-serif typography.


Clark, B. (2013). Akzidenz-grotesk in a brief history of sans-serifs. Gerrit Rietveld Academie.


Gives some history of a revolutionary sans-serif typeface.


Warde, B. (1930). The crystal goblet, or printing should be invisible. British & Colonial Printer & Stationer.


Argues for the maximum legibility of typography and types position as a tool rather than a piece of art.


Drucker, J. (1994). The visible word: Experimental typography and modern art, 1909-1923. University of Chicago Press.


Covers early design movements and the involvement in typographic art in which typography is used experimentally rather than for legibility.


Bartram, A. (2005). Futurist typography and the liberated text. Yale University Press.


Discusses the use of typography within Futurism to convey a sense of motion and advancement in accordance with the movement's principles.


Haley, A. (2017). It’s about legibility. Monotype Imaging Inc.


Discusses the room for both readable and experimental typography, with legibility being a trait of a typeface rather than a requirement.

White, A. W. (n.d.) Alex White: Design’s function & typography. Graphic Design & Publishing Center. http://www.graphic-design.com/Type/alex_white/design_typography.html [Accessed 17 Apr 2018]

Discusses the requirement for typography to be both readable, as well as interesting and engaging which are both inversely proportional.

Lewis, J. (1963) Typography: Basic principles. Studio Books.

Provides information on the designers position within presenting an author's work through the book design and layout.

Poynor, R. (2003) No more rules: Graphic design and postmodernism. Lawrence King Publishing.

Discusses more experimental typography that has arose in a post-modern era.

White, A. W. (2005) Thinking in type: The practical philosophy of typography. Allworth Press.

Discusses the need for creativity at the expense of legibility to guide the reader.

Boulton, M. (2009) A practical guide to designing for the web. Mark Boulton Design.

Discusses the typographic hierarchy.

Bay-Cheng, S. (2007). Translation, typography, and the avant-garde's impossible text. Theatre Journal, 59(3).

Gives some information on early experimental typography as well as typography in Dada.

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