The Typographic Universe Letterforms Found in Nature, The Built World and Human Imagination

You’ll love this typography book if:

• You’re looking for ways to inspire and rejuvenate your own typographic creations
  
• You’re interested in non-traditional examples of typography, rather than the “best of”
• You like the works of prominent designers Steven Heller and Gail Anderson

Are you tired of seeing solely the “best” and more refined examples of typography when looking for inspiration? Get a fresh look at typography examples with The Typographic Universe by Steven Heller and Gail Anderson, and enjoy over 300 extraordinary examples of typography. Created from non-traditional materials or discovered in unexpected locations, the typography examples included in this book will provide a different source of inspiration, and breathe new life into your own design projects.

Once you begin to explore the typography inspiration contained in The Typographic Universe, you won’t be able to stop seeing letters everywhere. Whether you’re seeing puffy cloud formation alphabets in the sky, typefaces created by cracks in cement, or aromatic letters made of spaghetti , you’ll discover the lost and unseen typographies ubiquitous throughout nature, urban areas, and within your own imagination.

In The Typographic Universe you’ll find:

• 300+ inspirational examples of unordinary typography
  
• 500 color illustrations of typography examples
• Typography inspiration stemming from nature, cities, and human imagination

About the authors:

Steven Heller is the co-chair of MFA Design (Designer as Author + Entrepreneur) at the School of Visual Arts in New York and the co-founder of MFA Design Criticism, MFA Interaction Design, MPS Branding and MFA Products of Design. He is the author or editor of over 135 books, contributor to EYE, Print and Baseline, and writes The Daily Heller blog. He is the recipient of the 2011 National Design Award, "Design Mind."

Gail Anderson is a New York-based designer, writer, and educator. She teaches in the School of Visual Arts MFA, undergraduate, and high school design programs. Her work has received awards from major design organizations, including the Society of Publication Designers, the Type Directors Club, The American Institute of Graphic Arts, The Art Directors Club, Graphis, Communication Arts, and Print.

SKU                                        T7191

Author/Speaker/Editor        Steven Heller, Gail Anderson

File/Trim Size                        6.8 x 9.4

Format                                Hardcover

ISBN 13                                9780500241455

Number Of Pages                352