2600 Typographic Ornaments and Designs
2600 Typographic Ornaments and Designs

Author: Maggie Kate

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2001-01-01

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 0486417980

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Reproduced from a rare turn-of-the-century German catalog, these 2,600 eye-catching typographic ornaments and designs comprise a rich treasury of ornate frames, headpieces, tailpieces, title pages, spot art, scrollwork, and other ornamental motifs. The broad array of subjects, sizes, and styles represented will be invaluable to illustrators and commercial artists in search of permission-free graphics to enhance books, magazines, newsletters, menus, posters, catalog copy, advertisements, and a host of other print projects. Included are bold black-and-white designs recalling the free-form style of Jugendstil (the German term for Art Nouveau), along with a wealth of detailed, evocative images of couples dancing, landscapes, bridges, railway tunnels, locomotives, sailing ships, rowing regattas, Poseidon and other Greek gods, showgirls, dandies, castles, fairies and elves, cherubs playing musical instruments, animals, floral borders, and much more. This collection of vintage designs is not only a rich source of immediately usable art, but also an entertaining volume to browse through—a fount of inspiration and delight for artists and lovers of antique illustrations.

Body Type 2
Body Type 2

Author: Ina Saltz

Publisher: Abrams

Published: 2014-05-16

Total Pages: 323

ISBN-13: 1613127324

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From Rimbaud to the Rolling Stones, from declarations of love and belief systems to self-empowerment and homage, the choice of a typographical tattoo provides insight into the human condition. The sequel to the bestselling Body Type: Intimate Messages Etched in Flesh, this second volume collects over two hundred new tattoos and explores the ideas and emotions behind this indelible commitment. This stunning photography collection features commentary on the letterforms as well as personal recollections by the tattooed on the motivations for their decided words. Inspiring, sometimes shocking, and always voyeuristic, Body Type 2 is not only for tattoo aficionados, but also for all lovers of the written word.

American Type Design & Designers
American Type Design & Designers

Author: David Consuegra

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13:

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Graphic designers will enrich their understanding of American type design andype designers with this reference. The history of type in America ishronicled through the typefaces and biographies of 62 of the mostnfluential type designers, such as Linn Boyd Benton, Morris Fuller Benton,ashington Ludlow and Darius Wells, and through the description and historyf nine American type foundries working in metal, photo, serigraphic andigital formats. Also contained in this volume are a chronological time linef type-related events from 1600 to 2000, a comparative type chronology ofmerican and European typefaces from 1620 to 1998, and a comprehensivelossary of type terms.;With recreations and histories of 334 differentypefaces, complete with samplings from both obscure and known publications,nd 700 black-and-white illustrations, this reference reveals the fullontribution America has made to the world of type design. Compiled by aeteran designer and design professor through more than a decade of research,his book should prove a useful addition to the bookshelf of anyone working

The Bentons
The Bentons

Author: Patricia Cost

Publisher: RIT Press

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781933360423

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The ease with which we can choose a typeface today is something we take for granted, but it is possible only because of the tremendous amount of labor of the Bentons.