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Counterpunch : : making type in the sixteenth century, designing typefaces now / Fred Smeijers ; [edited by Robin Kinross].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smeijers, Fred.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Type and type-founding--France--History--16th century.
- Type and type-founding.
- Type and type-founding--Flanders--History--16th century.
- History.
- France.
- Physical Description:
- 191 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Hyphen, [1996]
- Summary:
- "Counterpunch" is both an explanation of the 16th-century method ofcutting metal type and an impassioned plea for contemporary designers to incorporate the lessons of history as a means of creating typography in our digital age. Smeijers sees the counterpunch technique as essential for ensuring the regularity of form, repeatability, and speed of production necessary for rational design.
- Smeijers traces the history of letterform design to discover how technique influenced the shape of type, whether the metal punches of the past or today's computer-generated forms. "Counterpunch" is generouslyillustrated with drawings by the author, examples of early type specimens, and detailed photographs of punches.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Bibliography: pages 186-187.
- ISBN:
- 0907259065
- OCLC:
- 36260600
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