Design Museum Fifty Typefaces That Changed the World

Author(s): John L. Walters

Graphic Design

The digital revolution has made typesetters of us all as we define our identities through the typefaces we choose to communicate with the world. In this witty and insightful book John L Waters explores 50 of the most influential typefaces and shows them in use on posters, perfume packaging, buildings and more. From the power of Gotham - the typeface used in Obama's first presidential campaign - to Wim Crouwel's digital-taming New Alphabet, this is a book of visual treats and wonderful stories.


Product Information

John L Walters is editor of graphic design magazine Eye, which has more than 500,000 followers on Twitter. He also writes about creative music for the Guardian and is a successful music producer and artist (his 1981 hit 'Einstein A Go-Go' reached no. 5 in the UK charts). The Design Museum's mission is to celebrate, entertain, and inform. It is the world's leading museum devoted to contemporary design in every form from furniture to graphics, and architecture to industrial design. It is working to place design at the centre of contemporary culture and demonstrates both the richness of the creativity to be found in all forms of design, and its importance.

General Fields

  • : 9781840916294
  • : Octopus Publishing Group
  • : Conran Octopus Ltd
  • : 31 July 2013
  • : 210mm X 149mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 01 October 2013
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : John L. Walters
  • : Hardback
  • : 1
  • : 686.2247
  • : 112
  • : 60 photographs