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Signs : lettering in the environment / Phil Baines & Catherine Dixon.

By: Baines, Phil, 1958-Contributor(s): Dixon, CatherineMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: London : Laurence King, 2008Description: 192 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cmISBN: 9781856695763 (pbk.) :; 185669576X (pbk.) :Subject(s): Signs and signboards | Graphic design (Typography)DDC classification: 741.6'7 Summary: Letterforms surround us - inscriptions or names on buildings, directional signs for road networks or within and around buildings. This book focuses on the letterforms and typography found in public places which help us to navigate towns, cities and countryside and which contribute to a sense of place. Examples are featured from around the world.
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Originally published: 2003.

Includes bibliography (p.191) and index.

Letterforms surround us - inscriptions or names on buildings, directional signs for road networks or within and around buildings. This book focuses on the letterforms and typography found in public places which help us to navigate towns, cities and countryside and which contribute to a sense of place. Examples are featured from around the world.

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