Customer Reviews:
 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
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This book has tons of great information, but is massive, and very tough to hunt through for specific information.
Perfect for typography students April 6, 2008
I've been interested in typography for as long as I've been interested in design, but I struggled with some of the terminology, definitions, what to do where and how to do it. I've read countless books on it, hoping to glean some sort of insight into the magic of the typographic page. And then my lecturer recommended this book.
It's wonderful - easy and entertaining to read, Bringhurst offers suggestions rather than commandments. Each time he does so it is explained clearly and thoroughly.
I highly recommend this book to all typography students, to those who love type but just don't where to start, and to those who have years of experience with type: this book will be worth your while.
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