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21 Top Links to Book Fonts for Self-Publishing

by Joel Friedlander on July 18, 2012 31 Comments

Top Links to Fonts for Your Self-Published Book including articles about fonts, book typography and book design.

Filed Under: Book Design, Self-Publishing Tagged With: book design, fonts, publish a book, self publishing, typefaces, typography

Old John Baskerville and the Birth of Modern Printing Paper

by Joel Friedlander on June 2, 2011 4 Comments

Old John Baskerville and the Birth of Modern Printing Paper, where we see that the influence of technology can work to advance arts or retard them.

Filed Under: Book Design, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Baskerville, Berthold, book design, book typography, fonts for self-pubishers, John Baskerville, typefaces, typography

Book Design to Sell: Fonts for Books

by Joel Friedlander on January 21, 2011 11 Comments

Book Design to Sell: Fonts for Books with Laura Cross. In an interview Joel Friedlander talks about how to choose fonts for self-published books

Filed Under: Book Design, Interviews, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Adobe fonts, book design, Carol Twombly, Expert-Entrepreneur, fonts for books, Laura Cross, self publish book, self-publish a book, typefaces, typographic design, typography

7 New Typeface Combinations for Book Design

by Joel Friedlander on October 12, 2010 33 Comments

7 New Typeface Combinations for Book Design including typefaces for seven different genres of books, including Garamond, Janson, Helvetica and many other typefaces.

Filed Under: Book Design, Self-Publishing Tagged With: body type, book design, book designer, book publishing, display type, self publishing, typeface combinations, typefaces, typographic design

The Big Book of Font Combinations by Douglas Bonneville

by Joel Friedlander on September 20, 2010

The Big Book of Font Combinations by Douglas Bonneville is a unique resource to understand how typefaces work together to create different effects. It’s a source of inspiration and ideas for designers and typographers.

Filed Under: Book Design, Book Reviews, Interior Design Tagged With: book design, Douglas Bonneville, fonts, self publishing, The Big Book of Type Combinations, typefaces, typography

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