Įric Gill, widely known for the successful typefaces Gill Sans and Perpetua, is the author of the often understated, An Essay on Typography. An Essay on Typography. Available at: <. Finally the book design itself echoes Bringhurst’s appreciation for form and layout. Unlike similar books cited, Bringhurst often brings humour to the text, and by breaking the text into small sections relieves pressure on the reader. Focussing solely on the medium of the book, he provides a remarkably thorough account, with detailed descriptions, examples and images relating to each point raised.
In his belief, the history of typography and the visual representation are intrinsically linked, therefore typographic understanding relates to both elements. īringhurst, a professor in typography, poetry and an acclaimed author, covers an extraordinary range of topics within The Elements of Typographic Style. Disappointingly some reproductions of the essay are printed in serif type and occasionally with the re-introduction of the uppercase, dis-regarding Bayer’s fundamental typographic concepts outlined within the text.īringhurst, R., 1997. Themes remain similar to Beatrice Warde (1930), with regards to the fundamental purpose of typography, as a ‘service art’ the successful communication of the written word. This is a useful text for dispelling old beliefs and explaining the requirements for a revolution, coupled with Bayer’s idea’s for prior advancement. Within On Typography, Bayer begins by assessing the disgruntled designers awaiting the typographic revolution. Herbert Bayer, a principle instructor within the Bauhaus School, was responsible for the reduction of typography to the bare essentials. Herbert Bayer: Painter Designer Architect.Īnon, n.d Front Cover. From my Research and Enquiry module I have chosen to publish the bibliography section below, detailing important and canonical texts within the field of typography.