Robert Bringhurst's "The Elements of Typographic Style: A Practical Guide to Mastering the Art of Typesetting"

Piera Pagnacco: pity the editor has discontinued the other book in their "eternal" catalog...

United States on Dec 14, 2023

MT: Wenn man nur ein Buch über Typografie lesen möchte – dann dieses.

Germany on Apr 01, 2023

Nicolò: Un libro che ogni tipografo, grafico o designer dovrebbe avere. Grazie alla quantità e qualità dei contenuti permette di applicare tutte le regole di buona tipografia non solo per imitazione, ma per comprensione. Spiegati magistralmente e assorbiti questi concetti verranno applicati nella vita reale in maniera naturale, come respirare.
Una vera bibbia della tipografia.

Italy on Feb 07, 2021

Martin Krzywinski: This is the most perfect book about typography. It approaches letters from a historical and impassioned perspective -- the author is also a poet.

Section headers are heart-felt imperatives, such as "1.1.2 Letters have a life and dignity of their own".

The book answers typical questions like font pairing and text layout in the context of fundamental concepts of the geometry of letters and the page. Chapter 8 is perhaps the most fascinating -- "Shaping the Page" -- in which Bringhurst compares proportions of the page to musical scales.

If you wish to ascend beyond "font nazi" to "type lover and geek" this is the book for you.

You can pry my copy from my cold dead hands.

Canada on Dec 25, 2020

the-librarian: This is an absolutely fantastic book about the history and practice of typography. I love it so much this is the second copy I’ve purchased so I can have one at home and one in my office at work. It is well-written, fascinating, well-researched, and offers deep insights into improving the typography and readability of any document you create.

Using the techniques outlined in this book I have been able to create professional documents that are more persuasive in a business setting because they look nice and are easy to read. After reading this book you will begin to notice the impact of typography all around you and take notice of how you can make better documents.

United States on Oct 19, 2019

Amazon Customer: If you think you are super confident with the basics of typography, only then should you go for this book, or else this book can blow you up. The depth of the content is kind blowing. And it's a very very slow read, as it may take a while to digest every page. But it's worth it.

India on Dec 30, 2018

Alexandra H.: el diseño editorial es hermoso

Mexico on Nov 28, 2018

Vijay RathinasamyVijay Rathinasamy: This book is really informative for those getting into the typographic business, demonstrating good ettiquette in the myriad niceties involved (even in the matter of page size and layout). There's also a handy index for extended characters for type designers, especially the Cyrillic italics which can be obtuse for those used to Latin regularity. The only downside is that it's a bit dated in the face of new font technology. Otherwise, definitely a must-have for graphic designers!

United States on Aug 23, 2018

Stu Smith: My first copy had some ink smudges on a few pages, but Amazon replaced it. First, believe the hype. This book is a work of art, science, and history. It is not for the novice home schooled designer. It covered exactly the fundamentals, trade knowledge and examples I wanted to learn. I can confirm that this is the quintessential book on typography every designer must have to understand the full scope of typography, type faces, and fonts—and how to properly apply them to print and digital materials professionally with meaning and purpose.

United States on Sep 03, 2016

David Irving: This is a book that really helped pique my interest in typography back when the first edition was published. I was actually looking to buy Bringhurst's forthcoming book about Palatino, but did not find it on the Amazon site. This was a first for me. Not finding anything on Amazon. I was able to order the Bringhurst book directly from the Book Club of California. I liked Elements enough that when I noticed the forthcoming title, I looked to buy it. Robert Bringhurst is also a published poet, by the way. I find that writers with strong backgrounds in poetry tend to write well and seem to love words and type as much as I do. I bought this 20th anniversary edition to back up my wearing out early edition.

United States on Apr 25, 2016