Never Use Futura by Doug Thomas
Conceived around the directive commonly given to students, this is the first major English-language book to concentrate on Futura, using the foundational typeface to open up an alternate history of modern graphic design.
Douglas Thomas is a graphic designer and type historian. He holds a Masters of Art in History from the University of Chicago. He has taught graphic design at Brigham Young University and the Maryland Institute College of Art. He is the author of “Recasting Franklin as Printer” in Benjamin Franklin’s Intellectual World, published by Fairleigh Dickinson University Press (2012). His design work has been featured in Communication Arts, Print, and Graphis. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.
Ellen Lupton is a writer, graphic designer, and director of the Graphic Design MFA program at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and of the Center for Design Thinking. As curator of contemporary design at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum since 1992, she has produced numerous exhibitions and books, and she has published several books with PAPress, including Design Culture Now; Inside Design Now; Graphic Design: The New Basics; Thinking with Type; Type on Screen; D.I.Y.: Design It Yourself; and D.I.Y. Kids.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781616895723 |
| ISBN 10 | 1616895721 |
| Title | Never Use Futura |
| Author | Doug Thomas |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Princeton Architectural Press |
| Year published | 2017-10-17 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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