Essential Readings

These readings are key to developing beautiful typography. Please read them, it will make an immediate difference in your design.

    • Robert Bringhurst, The Elements of Typographic Style (PDF)
    • Jost Hochuli, Detail in Typography (PDF)
    • Robert Bringhurst, A Short History of the Printed Word
    • Cyrus Highsmith, Inside Paragraphs
    • John Kane, A Type Primer
    • Robin Kinross, Modern Typography
    • Ellen Lupton, Thinking With Type
    • Gerrit Noordzij, The Stroke
    • Jason Santa Maria, On Web Typography
    • Fred Smeijers, Type Now: A Manifesto