Working with Type: Selected Essays on Type and Typography

By John D. Berry

Working with Type: Selected Essays on Type and Typography is a selection of essays by renowned typographer John D. Berry about the modern history of typography and type design, from hand-set type and letterpress printing, through the history of digital type at Microsoft, to the complexities of creating new standards of excellence for flexible typesetting on the screen. The essays delve into the history of type, considering both how typefaces are created and how they are used in visual design. In clear, direct language, Berry lays out the modern world of type on the grid of history.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1956313524
• ISBN13: 9781956313529
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press
• Length: 388 Pages