Hand Job (Paperback)

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• Format: Paperback   Learn more about the Paperback format using Tower WIKI.
• Publisher: Chronicle Books Llc
• ISBN: 1568986262
• WAPI (Tower ID): 107255785
• Release Date: August 30, 2007
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In this digital age of computer-generated graphics and typography, ita (TM)s refreshing to find typographers who still believe in working by hand. No longer relegated to designera (TM)s sketchbooks, hand-drawn type has emerged from the underground as a dynamic vehicle for visual communicationa "from magazine, book, and album covers to movie credits and football advertisements. As the practice and appreciation of hand-drawn type grows, it's time to celebrate the work of those typographers whose every letterform is a work of art.

Hand Job collects groundbreaking work from fifty an international array of todaya (TM)s most talented typographers who draw by hand. Graphic designer and hand typographer Michael Perry selects work representing the full spectrum of design methods and styles. Each hand-drawn work is entirely shaped by the artista (TM)s unique processa "every one a carefully executed composition enhanced by unplanned a oeaccidentsa of line, color, and craft. Hand Job also includes photographs of found type, artista (TM)s studios, and the tools that help make typography come to life. Whether you are looking to invigorate your design work or are just in need of a little offbeat inspiration, Hand Job will have you reaching for your favorite pen.

Michael Perry is a graphic designer and typographer who has created hand-drawn type for such clients as Urban Outfitters, American Eagle Outfitters, MTV, Rome SDS, Polyvinyl Records, and Amelias magazine.

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