Book Review: Typography 29

by Pat Taylor on 08/19/2009

Typography 29

This 29th Annual was published by Collins Design, an imprint of HarpersCollinsPublishers.

If you love typography, then Typography 29 is a must for your collection of design/typography books!

Inside are more than 360 pages of superior handling of type in the world of design. All forms of the printed word using type as the key element are represented here. Each piece of design has its own page.

This is the 29th year of the TDC using the book format. Yesteryear, 29 years ago, the club produced as many pages as needed to insert in one issue of the magazine “Art Direction.” (If anyone is interested in seeing the other 28 volumes, call me at 202.338.0962 for an appointment and come over to my studio and blow your mind!)

This volume has a section in the back that shows projects from their 5th annual (the 5th annual BEFORE THE FIRST OF THE 29 BOOK YEARS) which was published in 1959.

I have listed some of the objectives of the TDC below:

  • To raise the standards of typography and related fields of the graphic arts.
  • To provide the means for inspiration, stimulation and research in typography.

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About the Author

Pat Taylor describes himself as "over the graphic design hill." He has a FELLOW award from AIGA DC and is an active, lifetime member of the Art Directors Club.



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