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put-as-htmlroot-functionptopicclasssmallBibliographyplcThis is not, by any measure, a comprehensive bibliography. Rather, it’s a selection of favorites from my own bookshelf that I consult most frequently in my work as a writer and a typographer.psubheadwritingpBryan A. Garner, bookGarner’s Modern American Usage, 3rd ed. (New York: Oxford University Press, 2009).pindentedstyleposition:relative;top:-0.4emLong before he agreed to write the foreword for my book bookTypography for Lawyers, Bryan Garner was a hero of mine. Garner thinks and writes about American English in a way that’s rigorous, convincing, and accessible. He is stern but not shrill; authoritative but not authoritarian. He is a vigorous advocate for clear, simple writing. His work should be mandatory reading for all writers.psubheadTypographypMatthew Butterick, bookTypography for Lawyers (Houston: Jones McClure Publishing, 2010).pindentedstyleposition:relative;top:-0.4emThe precursor to bookButterick’s Practical Typography. Lawyer or not, consider buying a copy, because it’s a virtuous act. See xrefhow to pay for this book.pJan Middendorp, bookShaping Text (Amsterdam: BIS Publishers, 2012).pindentedstyleposition:relative;top:-0.4emIf you get a second book on typography, get this one. Middendorp’s beautifully written and illustrated book is full of careful details and lucid explanations.pCarolina de Bartolo, bookExplorations in Typography (slinkexplorationsintypography.comhttp://explorationsintypography.com, 2011).pindentedstyleposition:relative;top:-0.4emUsing a Spiekermann essay from bookStop Stealing Sheep (see below), de Bartolo shows how different typesetting choices change the effect of the text.pCyrus Highsmith, bookInside Paragraphs (Boston: Font Bureau, 2012).pindentedstyleposition:relative;top:-0.4emHighsmith’s charmingly hand-illustrated book focuses on the paragraph as a unit of typographic interest.pRobert Bringhurst, bookThe Elements of Typographic Style, 3rd ed. (Vancouver: Hartley and Marks Publishers, 2004).pindentedstyleposition:relative;top:-0.4emBringhurst’s book has become something of a standard reference guide among professional typographers, bringing together the history, theory, and practice of typography.pEllen Lupton, bookThinking With Type, 2nd ed. (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2010).pindentedstyleposition:relative;top:-0.4emIntended as an introduction to typography for design students, Lupton’s book is more accessible than Bringhurst’s. It includes full-color illustrations from every era of typography.psubheadFontspErik Spiekermann and E. M. Ginger, bookStop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works, 2nd ed. (Berkeley, California: Adobe Press, 2002).pindentedstyleposition:relative;top:-0.4emGinger & Spiekermann, a self-described typomaniac (and author of the xrefforeword) explain how fonts work, and how they differ in appearance and in function. My font xrefHermes is among those featured.pStephen Coles, bookThe Anatomy of Type (London: Quid Publishing Ltd., 2012).pindentedstyleposition:relative;top:-0.4emExplores the major categories of fonts and their characteristic qualities by examining 100 fonts in detail.psubheadDesign principlespEdward Tufte, bookEnvisioning Information, 4th printing ed. (Cheshire, Connecticut: Graphics Press, 1990).pEdward Tufte, bookThe Visual Display of Quantitative Information, 2nd ed. (Cheshire, Connecticut: Graphics Press, 2001).pindentedstyleposition:relative;top:-0.4emThese are two of my favorite books of all time. Tufte makes an eloquent and compelling case for why design matters. Both books are fantastically interesting and beautifully illustrated with examples of information design from many historical periods.pWilliam Lidwell, Kritina Holden, and Jill Butler, bookUniversal Principles of Design, 2nd ed. (Beverly, Massachusetts: Rockport Publishers, 2010).pindentedstyleposition:relative;top:-0.4emAn excellent and accessible introduction to design principles that apply not only to printed documents, but to all objects that we interact with. |