TY - BOOK AU - Heller, Steven AU - Talarico, Lita. TI - Free hand: new typography sketchbooks SN - 9780500294277 AV - NK 3600 H44G 2018 PY - 2018/// CY - New York PB - Abrams KW - LETTERING KW - PICTORIAL WORKS KW - GRAPHIC DESIGN (TYPORAPHY) KW - TYPE AND TYPE FOUNDING KW - GRAPHIC ARTISTS KW - ASIA N1 - "With over 800 illustrations."--Title page; "Featuring more than 70 designers"--Back cover N2 - "In Free Hand: New Typography Sketchbooks, Steven Heller, respected graphic-design commentator, and Lita Talarico, design educator, offer glimpses inside the personal sketchbooks of more than 70 designers and typographers--including Philippe Apeloig, Ed Beguiat, Hoefler & Co., Henrik Kubel, Toshi Omagari, and Francesco Zorzi. Featuring a wealth of sketches, precision drawings, and computer-generated artwork, as well as a range of styles, concepts, languages, and alphabets, Free Hand illustrates the idiosyncratic creative processes behind the design of typefaces, logos, and word-images. A valuable resource for anyone who engages creatively with type--whether by hand or on a screen--this rich compendium emphasizes the power of typography in the digital age, while celebrating designers who continue to innovate in their practice of this time-honored craft."--Front flap ER -