The Typography Idea Book: Inspiration from 50 Masters

by Steven Heller (Author), Gail Anderson (Author)

This book serves as an introduction to the key elements of good typographic design.

Broken into sections covering the fundamentals of typography, the book features inspiring works by acclaimed typographic designers from across the world. Each section illustrates technical points and encourages readers to try out new ideas of their own. The subjects covered include typographic rebus, abstract form, overlapping, using grids, metaphoric construction and illumination.

The result is an instantly accessible, jargon-free guide to typographic design using professional techniques.

About the Author
Steven Heller is the co-chair of the MFA Designer as Author program and co-founder of the MFA in Design Criticism program at SVA, New York. For 33 years he was an art director at the New York Times . He is editor of AIGA VOICE and contributing editor to Print , Eye , Baseline , and I.D. magazines. He is the recipient of the 1999 AIGA Medal for Lifetime Achievement.

Gail Anderson is a designer, writer, and educator. Anderson is the recipient of the 2008 Lifetime Achievement Medal from the AIGA, the 2009 Richard Gangel art direction award from the Society of Illustrators, and has lectured about design at organizations and conferences around the world.