Alphabets: A Miscellany of Letters

Alphabets explores the language of letters that we see round us on a regular basis, relating the alphabet’s origins in Egyptian hieroglyphs and Chinese language characters, to the Greek alphabet, by means of to its improvement as a major a part of our historical past and visible vocabulary. From a complete introduction on the origins of the written phrase, by means of to theories akin to “The Alphabet Impact”, exploring the coding/decoding and abstraction of type to the extra appetising idea of ‘Alphabet Soup’, Alphabets options illustrations, discovered objects, graphic design, artwork, conceptual typography, graffiti, and way more.
By means of the exploration of this grouping of 26 symbols, it turns into clear that every letter has its personal persona and historical past, and the alphabets offered on this e book present how artists, typographers, illustrators and educators have responded uniquely to every particular person letter. By eradicating the letters from the context of phrases and spelling, every begins to face alone as a personality in its personal proper. That includes letters of all styles and sizes, and alphabets starting from Victorian classroom aides and Dr Seuss’ ABC by means of to Peter Blake, Michael Craig-Martin, Tauba Auerbach, and the Tangled Alphabets of León Ferrari and Mira Schendelto to ABC Blocks, phonetics, Braille, and Muji alphabet ice dice moulds, Alphabets: A Miscellany of Letters affords a cornucopia of images for artists, collectors and fans alike.
Writer ‏ : ‎ Black Canine Press
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 9, 2010
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print size ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1907317090
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1907317095
Merchandise Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.35 kilos
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 1.5 x 10.5 inches
Finest Sellers Rank: #399,818 in Books (See High 100 in Books) #144 in Typography (Books) #405 in Ornamental Arts #600 in Graphic Design Methods
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