Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Type Navigator - The Independent Foundries Handbook

A new tool for designers and clients presented by German publishing house Gestalten

Type Navigator features inspirational visual examples of fonts in use. A free digital collection of 100 typeface variations from 20 choice foundries accompanies the book. Is a valuable reference for agencies, designers, consultants, and customers who are looking for an overview of the modern typefaces currently available and the innovative people and companies behind them. The selection criteria were the quality of work, the originality, diversity and crucial role played by how interesting it was the business of each company according to the introductory note by Jan Middendorp. The book was presented at a special event held in Berlin, where among other things, spoke several of the area of typography as Lucas de Groot, Tim Ahrens and Shoko Mugikura.

Features of the book
320 pages, full color, hardcover, incl. CD-ROM with 100 typefaces from 20 foundries