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• • November 11, 2009 at 10:59 pm #53627
    kjgEnergy

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    Hi all, g'day from Australia.

    I've just finished Robin Williams' book, The Non-Deigner's Design& Type Books Deluxe Edition. As a junior graphic designer who is thirsty for knowledge I've set off on a journey to find the ultimate book or two that I can call my new bible on Typography. Anyone already got their preferred typo bible?

    Also, any brilliant grid books would be a wonderful asset.

    I've been looking on Peachpit and Amazon, although all the choices can make me dizzy.

    Thanks for any guidance.

    Peace

  • November 11, 2009 at 11:11 pm #53628
    edraant

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    Hi all, i'm Eduardo from Portugal.

    My top favorite Typography book is “The Elements of Typographic Style” from Robert Bringhurst :)

  • November 11, 2009 at 11:25 pm #53629
    Adam Jury

    Member

    In addition to Bringhurst's book, I'd also suggest reading Stop Stealing Sheep from Adobe Press, and Ellen Lupton's Thinking with Type.

    Grid-wise, I like Making and Breaking the Grid.

  • November 11, 2009 at 11:47 pm #53630
    Anne-Marie Concepcion

    Member

    Someone gave me Stop Stealing Sheep for a present a while ago, I love it.

    Don't forget Nigel French's “InDesign Type: Professional Typography with InDesign CS2.” The principles and techniques he outlines are still relevant … and his “matching” lynda.com video title that he did last year adds some CS4-specific info.

    AM

    PS I know you guys are not supposed to be moderators … we're still stomping out minor glitches. ;-) Sorry about that. Loving the avatars!

  • November 12, 2009 at 8:18 am #53640
    Nadya Miloserdova

    Member

    Editing by Design by Jan White is one of my favorite. It is lying on the table permanenty (face down so nobody can borrow it), and it is the nearest from me (among two dozens of other books). That doesn't mean I do read them , but I hope the reading time comes. Soon. I believe.

  • November 12, 2009 at 2:01 pm #53658
    rhadin

    Member

    Although these aren't truly typography books, I have found them to be particularly useful and indispensable, so I'll mention them (and am prepared to be punished for going off topic ):

    1. A Designer's Guide to Adobe InDesign and XML by James Maivald and Cathy Palmer (ISBN 978-0-321-50355-8). With ebooks gaining increasing importance, a designer really has to have some idea of how to deal with XML. I'm so old (let's just say I can remember the Dwight Eisenhower presidency with remarkable clarity) that dealing with such things as XML is like trying to deal with a foreign language. This book does a good job of introducing XML without trying to turn me into a programming maven.

    2. Adobe InDesign Styles by Michael Murphy (ISBN 978-0-321-60606-8) provides a comprehensive look at styles, which are the foundations fo good typography in InDesign. Although other books, such as David's Real World InDesign CS4, introduce styles (and do a very good job at that introduction), Murphy's book gives that comprehensive look. I found it to be a real lifeline when I switched from Ventura to InDesign CS4 and needed to reestablish a workflow for books that began with author supplied Word and Excel documents.

  • November 12, 2009 at 3:51 pm #53665
    Anonymous

    Inactive

    The Complete Manual of Typography by Jim Felici is my favorite go-to guide.
    

    Designing with Type was the text used at school (I used the 4th ed.) and also on my bookshelf.

  • November 12, 2009 at 4:25 pm #53670
    Mike Rankin

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    Right now I'm reading Graphic Design History: A Critical Guide by Johanna Drucker and Emily McVarish. It's not really a typography book per se, but it gives you the historical context of fonts, trends in typography, etc. For example, you really get an appreciation of how moveable type was as mind-blowing an invention in the 1400s as the Web is today. Or how some Renaissance designers based the proportions of their letterforms on the human body. Fascinating stuff if you're a type geek. Be warned, it is a text book, so it's not light reading. But it is well-organized and beautifully illustrated.

  • November 20, 2009 at 7:22 am #53848
    Casey

    Participant

    Oldie but a goodie.
    It's great for newbies to typography and references directly to InDesign's tools.

    InDesign Type: Professional Typography with Adobe InDesign CS2
    by Nigel French

    Edit: just noticed Anne-Marie's post. I swear that wasn't there a second ago. Doh!

  • November 23, 2009 at 1:06 am #53901
    Anonymous

    Inactive

    I'm a big fan of Designing Type by Karen Cheng. Tons of illustrations comparing the subtle difference between many different but similar looking fonts.

  • November 27, 2009 at 1:08 am #54028
    kjgEnergy

    Member

    Thank you all for sharing your knowledge. I will check out each and every single book that was recommended. I am just about to get my new book The Mac is not a Typewriter by Robin Williams.

    As I want to get things right the first time, I'm still on the look out for the 'Grid Bible' so any more grid reference books that you could suggest for page layout and design would be really really appreciated.

    Oh and thought i'd get in a tad early and wish you all a Merry Christmas.

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