Berlin typography
From neoclassical monuments to neon storefronts, Berlin isfilled with beautiful typography. Over the past few years, theBerlin Typography project...
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From neoclassical monuments to neon storefronts, Berlin isfilled with beautiful typography. Over the past few years, theBerlin Typography project has been photographing the city'sbest examples of typography, both to celebrate the diversityof letterforms and to preserve its typographic heritage beforethe old signs of this rapidly changing city are removed andreplaced. This book collects the best of these images and showshow walking through Berlin can be like a stroll through a livingart gallery if you're willing to look. Complete with over 200full-color illustrations, this book showcases the typographicrichness of Berlin, including its elaborate, ostentatious shop-front signs, the non-commercial typography of public buildingssuch as libraries and universities, and the fantastic array of typestyles used on street signs and in the city's public transportsystem. The book also includes an introduction to the history oftypography in Berlin as well as a look to its future. The book'scaptions locate each image within the city. Perfect for graphicdesigners or lovers of Berlin, this mesmerizing book effortlesslyillustrates the role typography plays in our experience of thecity.
Autor@: Simon, Jesse
ISBN: 978-3-7913-8703-1
Idioma: Inglés
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