Typography

Here is an image of the book I helped make at the AIGA Baltimore/Lead Graffiti workshop a couple of weeks ago. To read more, check out these two posts (and thanks to Ray Nichols for this photo.)

The alphabet only has 26 forms, yet each shape can be interpreted in so many ways. Here are several examples of the letter A in serif and san-serif faces.

Table of Contents, such a simple thing, or is it? I know it tends to be the overlooked, last minute item in the publishing industry. But when you think of it, the TOC has a very important role. Partnering with folios, it is a book’s main navigation system. If the TOC is designed poorly, the reader can become frustrated with the entire book. When done well, you can create a gorgeous page of well-set typography.