Type, Sign, Symbol

Beskrivning

ABC Verlag, Zurich. 1980. 151 pages. Small 4to (25,5 x 26 cm). Hard bound. Glossy cover boards. Glued. Black leather spine with letters stamped in white. Book jacket in red with black type, worn and tape repaired (acid free). Extensively illustrated in b/w and some in colour. With contributions by Maurice Besset, Emil Ruder and Hans Rudolf Schneebeli. Text in English, French, German.

For Frutiger, lettering and type are not merely an aid to reading but a universal means of perception which accompanies mankind everywhere. Type design leads to the sign. the logotype and the symbol. Anyone concerned with problems of design will find in this book a host of ideas and practical examples.

Adrian Frutiger, the well-known Swiss graphic designer and type designer offers a comprehensive view of his working methods in this book. For Frutiger, lettering and type are not merely an aid for reading but a universal means of perception which accompanies mankind everywhere. Type design leads to the sign, the logotype and the symbol. A fascinating book for graphic and typographic artists and designers in general.