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fkuhl@snare.mitre.org (F. S. Kuhl) writes:
>I want a basic intro to typography--can anybody recommend a book?
>I have enough fonts to be dangerous & would like to do them well.

The Mac is not a Typewriter
Robin Williams, PeachPit Press, 72 pages

(There's a PC version as well)

    This very short book is to the point, has good example, and covers
    the essentials.

The Thames & Hudson Manual of typography
Rauri McLean, Thames & Hudson

    An excellent book if you start getting more interested in type.
    Look for Rauri McLean's other books after this one...

There are some excellent large-format books, and if I remember I shall post
some details of them.  I don't know what country you're in -- but look for
graphics design magazines.  `Graphics World' is a readily acessible English
one, and `Print' is easy to find in the US; `Applied Arts' is a Canadian
publication, `Design World' Australian, and EC&I I think American.

Again, if you get interested, there are more specialist magazines and
journals, such as Upper and Lower Case, Baseline, and so forth.

Lee

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