This book is an intensive survey of the masterful uses of type by more than 150 designers working in a variety of media.

Over 400 images demonstrate an array of approaches, from hand lettering to custom font design. Typeplay includes striking examples of annual reports, brochures, posters, book jackets, CD packages, magazine covers, typefaces, invitations, catalogs, logos, stationery and more.

Contents

Introduction
Big and Small
Cutting Edge
Distorted Faces
Hand Lettering
Handwriting
Jumbled Words
Mac Lettering
Metamorphic
The New Classicism
New Faces
Nostalgia
Puns
Street Smart
Type Faces
Type & Image
Typewriter Type
The Word

Appendix
Index

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