Thinking With Type

Ellen Lupton | 4.24 | 11,854 ratings and reviews

Ranked #1 in Typography, Ranked #1 in Graphic Design — see more rankings.

Our all time best selling book is now available in a revised and expanded second edition. Thinking with Type is the definitive guide to using typography in visual communication, from the printed page to the computer screen. This revised edition includes forty-eight pages of new content, including the latest information on style sheets for print and the web, the use of ornaments and captions, lining and non-lining numerals, the use of small caps and enlarged capitals, as well as information on captions, font licensing, mixing typefaces, and hand lettering. Throughout the book, visual... more

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Marius Ciuchete Paun Question: What books would you recommend to young people interested in your career path? Answer: “Just My Type” by Simon Garfield “Thinking with Type” by Ellen Lupton “Don't Make Me Think” by Steve Krug “Geometry of Design” by Kimberly Elam “Grid Systems in Graphic Design” by Josef Müller-Brockmann “ReWork” by Jason Fried These titles should be a good start, I think. (Source)

Kimberly Gloria Choi When asked what books she would recommend to youngsters interested in her professional path, Kimberly mentioned Thinking with Type. (Source)

Rankings by Category

Thinking With Type is ranked in the following categories:

#11 in Computer Graphics
#54 in Creative
#5 in Design
#55 in Editing
#26 in Web Design
#37 in Web Development

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