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Since its initial publication in Berlin in 1928, Jan Tschichold's The New Typography has been recognized as the definitive treatise on book and graphic design in the machine age. First published in English in 1995, with an excellent introduction by Robin Kinross, this new edition includes a foreword by Rich Hendel, who considers current thinking about Tschichold's life and work.

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Probably the most important work on typography and graphic design in the twentieth century. - Carl Zahn, The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston If you're interested in design and typography, you should buy this book...it's still one of the best typographic how-to books we have. - Adobe Magazine A comprehensive, practical handbook to guide the typographer.... The tone, here, is that of a master craftsman; practical and informative, it neither avoids detail nor loses sight of broad principles. - Times Literary Supplement The book is as well worth reading today as it ever was.... Tschichold's lucid writing makes his words timeless. - Photography Annual An essential text for understanding contemporary trends in visual communication. - Choice Lucid, logical, impassioned, and challenging. - Journal of Graphic Design

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Jan Tschichold (1902-1974) worked as a typographer and teacher in Germany, Switzerland, and England. He became internationally known in 1925 with the publication of Elementary Typography and oversaw the typographic reform of Penguin Books. Ruari McLean, a Scottish typographer and scholar, is the author of Jan Tschichold: Typographer. Robin Kinross is a London typographer. Richard Hendel is Design and Production Manager at University of North Carolina Press.

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