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Eric Gill's opinionated manifesto on typography argues that 'a good piece of lettering is as beautiful a thing to see as any sculpture or painted picture'. This essay explores the place of typography in culture and is also a moral treatise celebrating the role of craftsmanship in an industrial age. Gill, a sculptor, engraver, printmaker and creator of many classic typefaces that can be seen around us today, fused art, history and polemic in a visionary work which has been hugely influential on modern graphic design.'Written with clarity, humility and a touch of humour . . . timeless and absorbing' Paul Rand, The New York Times'His lettering was clear, confident and hugely influential on the development of modern type design. The world has now caught up with Gill' GuardianHow do we see the world around us? This is one of a number of pivotal works by creative thinkers like John Berger and Susan Sontag whose writings on art, design and the media have changed our vision for ever.

Eric Gill's opinionated manifesto on typography argues that 'a good piece of lettering is as beautiful a thing to see as any sculpture or painted picture'. This essay explores the place of typography in culture and is also a moral treatise celebrating the role of craftsmanship in an industrial age. Gill, a sculptor, engraver, printmaker and creator of many classic typefaces that can be seen around us today, fused art, history and polemic in a visionary work which has been hugely influential on modern graphic design.'Written with clarity, humility and a touch of humour . . . timeless and absorbing' Paul Rand, The New York Times'His lettering was clear, confident and hugely influential on the development of modern type design. The world has now caught up with Gill' GuardianHow do we see the world around us? This is one of a number of pivotal works by creative thinkers like John Berger and Susan Sontag whose writings on art, design and the media have changed our vision for ever.

En este número de Texturas se pueden encontrar textos de Wilkie Collins, Juan Miguel Salvador, Joaquín Rodríguez, Manuel Gil, Jaume Balmes Sierra, Jesús Ortiz, Fiona Ross, Alice Savoie, Eric Gill, Jason Forrest, CERLALC, Alejandro Dujovne, Simón Ergas, Hernán López Winne, Juan Villoro y Luis Herrero.

Este no es un libro sobre tipografía y diseño. A Eric Gill no le interesa el aspecto estético de la tipografía, sino las letras en sí y su efecto en nuestras vidas. Porque las letras están hechas para ser leídas.Por tanto, digámoslo alto y claro: si Un ensayo sobre tipografía fuera apenas un mero manual sobre cursivas, serifas e interlineados, hoy, en estos tiempos en que lo digital se impone, su relevancia sería la de un reloj de sol. Pero conserva toda la vigencia del mundo, porque supone una atinada descripción de los peligros del trabajo deshumanizado y una defensa a ultranza del individuo creador, siempre enfrentado a los dos ritmos –el de la máquina y el del ser humano– que chocan una y otra vez en su día a día.Tan polémico como imprescindible, este ensayo de Gill sigue actuando como una metáfora inmejorable, porque su autor sabe que la tipografía encierra una historia paralela a aquella que ayuda a fijar sobre un soporte, y nos la brinda con una claridad arrolladora.