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1,000 Type Treatments: From Script to Serif, Letterforms Used to Perfection
$19.99
I'm not sure what my expectations were when I ordered this book however after seeing a number of examples within I had to ask myself, "Do people really read the copy (or even some of it) from half these designs?"

There are some good examples but I find most are impractical to everyday design. I find it hard to believe that stamping a half dozen fonts on top of each other is good communication "design" unless maybe it isn't meant to be read.

This is a first glance thumbing through of the book and subjective, probably based on personal preference. I see a number of readers liked this book quite well.

Betsey Johnson Women's Chiffon Engineered Babydoll,Red/Hot/Blue Cherry Tart,Small
$82.00

Type-Vol.2: A Visual History of Typefaces and Graphic Styles (v. 2)
$59.99

Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students (Design Briefs)
$21.95
After reading all the glittering reviews (and realizing that I could probably do with a little more typeface history and design knowledge), I purchased this book from Amazon. To be honest, I found the inside of the book to be laid out in a very ADD manner, with varying multi-colored, different-sized, intersecting sections of what-not COMPETING FOR ATTENTION. The information itself was good, but to be honest it was so badly laid out that it hindered me from reading any further, and had to force myself to read to the 20th page. As a Master's level Graphic Design student, I am APPALLED at the design or lack thereof of the pages of this book (with the exception of the cover), and even more shocked that this is considered one of the best typeface textbooks there is (and even more so that it was written by a PROFESSOR who is currently teaching in this field). There has to be a MUCH better and reader-friendly textbook on type out there.