On Stone: The Art and Use of Typography on the Personal Computer

By Sumner Stone and Brian Wu

Book Overview

The three chapters in this beautifully designed book address three fundamental needs of type users. The first chapter provides a grounding in the origins and evolution of typography, and describes Stone's process in designing his typefaces on, and for, the computer. Chapter 2 offers a wide-ranging series of graphic examples of the ways in which type and design can be used in many contexts. Stone comments on the designs, and Brian Wu, the book's graphic designer, shares his thoughts about the typographic issues. In the final chapter, all 18 members of the Stone type family are exhibited in the style of formal specimens.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0938491288
• ISBN13: 9780938491286
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Bedford Arts
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.