Type Tricks: Your Personal Guide to Type Design

by Sofie Beier

This book is about typographical rules and the underlying structure of the work process in the design of new typefaces: it is both a reference book and a user's manual. With an illustrative format, it presents the different stages of typographical design in an easy and accessible manner.

Genres: Design, Nonfiction

208 pages, Paperback

Published September 19, 2017

Reviews

[Carlos Amézquita · Rating 5 out of 5]

Es una muy práctica guía para todo lo que se necesite consultar sobre tipografías y diseño tipográfico. El diseño es muy atractivo y la redacción es muy dinámica para lecturas cortas. Funciona como un muy nutrido punto de partida para conocer sobre tipografía y poder profundizar con otra bibliografía; pero también funciona como una herramienta de consulta para el diseñador que cuida el uso de tipografías en su trabajo.

Recomendado para todos los profesionales en la comunicación visual.

[Yami Ehr · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tiene información muy valiosa, presentada de manera muy concreta a través de páginas muy bien diseñadas. Es fácil de leer y de consultar.
¡Totalmente recomendable!

[Reese Derksen · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short and easy-to-digest guide on type design. Although not as fleshed out as Karen Cheng’s Designing Type, this pocket guide is packed with useful tips for anyone new to type design.

The colour palette used throughout the book can be obnoxious at times, specifically I’m talking about an electric bright orange that sears the eyeballs out of your skull every time you see it. Furthermore, the typesetter decided to use this florescent hue as the background colour paired up with a light weight white serif—which can barely be read. At other times the palette is too dark, with dark blues used over heavy blacks.

[Ilenia Pellegrino · Rating 4 out of 5]

Letto per scopi universitari, ma Comunque davvero figo.
Un manuale perfetto per le basi del Type design e oltre. Ci sono davvero tantissime chicche che possono aiutare sempre.
Mega consigliato a qualsiasi Designer haha

[John Kaye · Rating 4 out of 5]

A delightful little book, and full of the tricks it promised. Now on to its big brother, 'Designing for Legibility'.

[Maroš · Rating 5 out of 5]

No bullshit, just real facts. Love it!

[Abdurrahman Hanif · Rating 5 out of 5]

such a practical book, this book is perfect when designing letter and have this book by my side.

[Carter · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a new area for me- I have long wondered, how to customize type for different uses in advertising, as a subarea inside graphics design. This makes a good quick introduction. Recommended.

[Amber · Rating 5 out of 5]

So incredibly helpful.

[Julia Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

geniales Buch! Alle meine Fragen wurden kurz und knackig beantwortet und auf den Punkt gebracht.
Extrem hilfreich, kann ich nur weiterempfehlen.

[Dmitry Kozhemyakin]

Invaluable book for type designers to have around all the time