Paru le 23/11/2023 | Broché 520 pages
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preface Jay Rutherford | translation Jay Rutherford
Mono is the new black
Monospace is on the rise and the design scene is thrilled by it. Mono is the new Black addresses function, aesthetics, and originality of typefaces with fixed character widths, which have become an indispensable part of the visual landscape of digital and printed media.
Beginning with a cultural-historical outline, Robert Steinmüller explores the relevant aspects of type history and reveals how closely interwoven type, technical progress, and social development are. Valuable and practice-oriented application tips as well as selected examples from very different areas form the centerpiece of his examination of non-proportional typefaces. The monograph is rounded off by a comprehensive, inspiring and in this form unique typeface compendium, in which both renowned classics and creative new creations are presented in a concise form.
Robert Steinmüller is a graphic designer and typographer whose work in the areas of book production and design takes an experimental approach. He is particularly concerned with the connection between tradition and modernity : historical techniques and social themes are examined for their aesthetic value and placed in contemporary contexts. This approach also offers the opportunity to explore craft production methods with digital interventions as an opportunity for typographic design.
www.robertsteinmueller.de
