The Education of a Typographer

by Steven Heller (Editor)

Exploring the methods for teaching and learning typography, this book features more than 40 essays from top experts and educators in typography today. These essays run the gamut from introducing the themes of type and typography to various complex and rare strategies for learning.



Contributors Include:

• Allan Haley, Art Chantry, Stefan Sagmeister, Denise Gonzales Crisp, Nick Bell, Ed Fella, David Jury and Katherine McCoy





• Part of the Education-of series, which includes The Education of a Graphic Designer (1-880559-99-4)

• This book is being copublished with the School of Visual Arts in New York City, one of the top art schools in the US

• Advertising to include Communication Arts and Print Magazine

Genres: Design, Art Design, Art

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Steven Heller writes a monthly column on graphic design books for The New York Times Book Review and is co-chair of MFA Design at the School of Visual Arts. He has written more than 100 books on graphic design, illustration and political art, including Paul Rand, Merz to Emigre and Beyond: Avant Garde Magazine Design of the Twentieth Century, Design Literacy: Understanding Graphic Design Second Edition, Handwritten: Expressive Lettering in the Digital Age, Graphic Design History, Citizen Designer, Seymour Chwast: The Left Handed Designer, The Push Pin Graphic: Twenty Five Years of Design and Illustration, Stylepedia: A Guide to Graphic Design Mannerisms, Quirks, and Conceits, The Anatomy of Design: Uncovering the Influences and Inspirations in Modern Graphic Design. He edits VOICE: The AIGA Online Journal of Graphic Design, and writes for Baseline, Design Observer, Eye, Grafik, I.D., Metropolis, Print, and Step. Steven is the recipient of the Art Directors Club Special Educators Award, the AIGA Medal for Lifetime Achievement, and the School of Visual Arts' Masters Series Award.

Reviews

[Marcus Leis Allion · Rating 3 out of 5]

mixed bag of critical insights and subjective nonsense