| The Elements of Typographic Style | 
 enlarge | Author: Robert Bringhurst
Publisher: Hartley & Marks
Category: Book
Buy Used: $99.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  88 reviews
Sales Rank: 307007
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2nd
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 5.8 x 1
ISBN: 0881791334
Dewey Decimal Number: 686.224
EAN: 9780881791334
ASIN: 0881791334
Publication Date: December 1, 1996
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: text is in perfect, unmarked condition, dustjacket has slight edge wear, name marked on inside front cover page
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| Customer Reviews:
 Best book on Type ever! August 31, 2008
This was my first book on typography - nothing I've read since has come even close! Very much recommended.
 Elements of Typographic Style, Bringhurst July 4, 2008
An excellent book; extremely densely written. Everything you wanted to know about typography: rules, opinions and explanations of good typesetting, spacing, design, structure of the book, creating the page (with mathematical structural references and histories). There is a chapter on analphabetical symbols. Appendices A through E cover extensively the working alphabet (international)- including the alphabets of many type faces; characters; terms; type designers; and typefoundries. His first rule: respect the text.
holy bible of type June 17, 2008
Get reference book, has everything to know about type. Very heavy in content , not exactly a light read. A must have for anyone serious about typography. Very very good.
Classic foundational text in typography May 31, 2008
I'm a type geek -- for which I make neither excuse nor apology. And while your garden variety Barnes and Noble or Borders will have plenty books on typography (and more on calligraphy), this is a must-have for the serious type nerds out there. Bringhurst's book is an elegant example of all he writes about typography -- it's a pleasure to read the text itself precisely because of its beautiful design (in a paperback!) and typography.
Be careful, though -- exposure to this is likely to significantly decrease your ability to tolerate the millions of poorly designed and typeset books out there. Bringhurst gets remarkably technical in areas (and I still don't understand his comparison between design proportions and musical scales), but this book is absolutely critical for any designer.
 packed full of info- but a huge read April 8, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book has tons of great information, but is massive, and very tough to hunt through for specific information.
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