Type: The Secret History of Letters

Type: The Secret History of Letters coverType: The Secret History of Letters
by Simon Loxley

History of Type! Wow, this is serious Typographic nerdery, and I loved every word of it. Don’t take your fonts for granted. Find out why they were made, who made them, what significance they had to the greater picture. Chock full of interesting history and type related trivia.

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