Gavin Ambrose teaches at Brighton University, UK, and is a practicing graphic designer. He is the author of many highly regarded books for students covering all areas of design including The Layout Book (Bloomsbury, 2015), The Production Manual (Bloomsbury, 2016), and Format for Graphic Designers (Bloomsbury, 2019) among others.Paul Harris is a freelance writer and editor based in Chile.

As a design teacher and typeface designer I’ve come across many great books on Typography. The Fundamentals of Typography is definitely among them, but it takes a step beyond. It covers in one book what I’d typically need many for. It has all the essential content for a basic type course while offering a wealth of information for advanced learners. It is rich in history and spans many cultures and alphabets. Learners can connect with the subject and gain contextual awareness through case studies, examples, and exercises with well-structured methods. I’m thrilled to find comprehensive information on optical, technical, and ethical dimensions all in one place. It’s a must-have for any student and designer's bookshelf

• Introduction1 Type and LanguageThe alphabet/Early printing/1800s/The Arts and Crafts movement/The early 20th century/1950s/ 1960s/ 1970s/1980s/1990s/2000s/graphic design today/Case study/Typography task2 A Few BasicsTypefaces and fonts/Typeface anatomy/Relative and absolute measurements/X-height/Basic terminology/Majuscule and minuscule/Set width/The baseline grid/The golden section/The Fibonacci sequence/ Dividing the page/Standard paper sizes/The page--how we read/Case study/Typography task3 LetterformsType families/Typeweight variations/Frutiger's grid/Types of serif/Fractions/Superscript and subscript/Numerals/ Diacritical marks/Punctuation/Drop and standing capitals/Dashes/Character spacing/Expert sets and special characters/Small capitals/Ligatures, diphthongs and sans serif logotypes/Italic and oblique/ Type classification systems/newspaper text faces/Hand-drawn type/Case study/Typography task4 Words and ParagraphsCalculating line lengths/Kerning/Automated kerning tables/Alignment/Word spacing, hyphenation and justification/ Type detailing/Leading/Indents/Indexes/Case study/Typography task5 Using TypeHierarchy/Color/Surprint, overprint, knockout and reverse/Printing and type realization/Grids and fonts/Generating type/Legibility and readability/Texture/Type as image/Concrete poetry, typograms, trompe l'oeil and calligrams/Humor/Vernacular/Appropriation/Ownership/Case study/Typography task6 Digital TypeVectors and rasters/Type on screen/Kinetic typography/Environmental typography/Case study/Typography taskGlossaryContactsIndex

Gavin Ambrose teaches at Brighton University, UK, and is a practicing graphic designer. He is the author of many highly regarded books for students covering all areas of design including The Layout Book (Bloomsbury, 2015), The Production Manual (Bloomsbury, 2016), and Format for Graphic Designers (Bloomsbury, 2019) among others.Paul Harris is a freelance writer and editor based in Chile.

As a design teacher and typeface designer I’ve come across many great books on Typography. The Fundamentals of Typography is definitely among them, but it takes a step beyond. It covers in one book what I’d typically need many for. It has all the essential content for a basic type course while offering a wealth of information for advanced learners. It is rich in history and spans many cultures and alphabets. Learners can connect with the subject and gain contextual awareness through case studies, examples, and exercises with well-structured methods. I’m thrilled to find comprehensive information on optical, technical, and ethical dimensions all in one place. It’s a must-have for any student and designer's bookshelf

• Introduction1 Type and LanguageThe alphabet/Early printing/1800s/The Arts and Crafts movement/The early 20th century/1950s/ 1960s/ 1970s/1980s/1990s/2000s/graphic design today/Case study/Typography task2 A Few BasicsTypefaces and fonts/Typeface anatomy/Relative and absolute measurements/X-height/Basic terminology/Majuscule and minuscule/Set width/The baseline grid/The golden section/The Fibonacci sequence/ Dividing the page/Standard paper sizes/The page--how we read/Case study/Typography task3 LetterformsType families/Typeweight variations/Frutiger's grid/Types of serif/Fractions/Superscript and subscript/Numerals/ Diacritical marks/Punctuation/Drop and standing capitals/Dashes/Character spacing/Expert sets and special characters/Small capitals/Ligatures, diphthongs and sans serif logotypes/Italic and oblique/ Type classification systems/newspaper text faces/Hand-drawn type/Case study/Typography task4 Words and ParagraphsCalculating line lengths/Kerning/Automated kerning tables/Alignment/Word spacing, hyphenation and justification/ Type detailing/Leading/Indents/Indexes/Case study/Typography task5 Using TypeHierarchy/Color/Surprint, overprint, knockout and reverse/Printing and type realization/Grids and fonts/Generating type/Legibility and readability/Texture/Type as image/Concrete poetry, typograms, trompe l'oeil and calligrams/Humor/Vernacular/Appropriation/Ownership/Case study/Typography task6 Digital TypeVectors and rasters/Type on screen/Kinetic typography/Environmental typography/Case study/Typography taskGlossaryContactsIndex

Gavin Ambrose teaches at Brighton University, UK, and is a practicing graphic designer. He is the author of many highly regarded books for students covering all areas of design including The Layout Book (Bloomsbury, 2015), The Production Manual (Bloomsbury, 2016), and Format for Graphic Designers (Bloomsbury, 2019) among others.Paul Harris is a freelance writer and editor based in Chile.

As a design teacher and typeface designer I’ve come across many great books on Typography. The Fundamentals of Typography is definitely among them, but it takes a step beyond. It covers in one book what I’d typically need many for. It has all the essential content for a basic type course while offering a wealth of information for advanced learners. It is rich in history and spans many cultures and alphabets. Learners can connect with the subject and gain contextual awareness through case studies, examples, and exercises with well-structured methods. I’m thrilled to find comprehensive information on optical, technical, and ethical dimensions all in one place. It’s a must-have for any student and designer's bookshelf

• Introduction1 Type and LanguageThe alphabet/Early printing/1800s/The Arts and Crafts movement/The early 20th century/1950s/ 1960s/ 1970s/1980s/1990s/2000s/graphic design today/Case study/Typography task2 A Few BasicsTypefaces and fonts/Typeface anatomy/Relative and absolute measurements/X-height/Basic terminology/Majuscule and minuscule/Set width/The baseline grid/The golden section/The Fibonacci sequence/ Dividing the page/Standard paper sizes/The page--how we read/Case study/Typography task3 LetterformsType families/Typeweight variations/Frutiger's grid/Types of serif/Fractions/Superscript and subscript/Numerals/ Diacritical marks/Punctuation/Drop and standing capitals/Dashes/Character spacing/Expert sets and special characters/Small capitals/Ligatures, diphthongs and sans serif logotypes/Italic and oblique/ Type classification systems/newspaper text faces/Hand-drawn type/Case study/Typography task4 Words and ParagraphsCalculating line lengths/Kerning/Automated kerning tables/Alignment/Word spacing, hyphenation and justification/ Type detailing/Leading/Indents/Indexes/Case study/Typography task5 Using TypeHierarchy/Color/Surprint, overprint, knockout and reverse/Printing and type realization/Grids and fonts/Generating type/Legibility and readability/Texture/Type as image/Concrete poetry, typograms, trompe l'oeil and calligrams/Humor/Vernacular/Appropriation/Ownership/Case study/Typography task6 Digital TypeVectors and rasters/Type on screen/Kinetic typography/Environmental typography/Case study/Typography taskGlossaryContactsIndex