7 books about fonts that you should have in your house

7 books about fonts that you should have in your house

Find below the 7 books about fonts that you should have in your house.

7 books about fonts that you should have in your house

If you love fonts and you want to learn new things about them, this article is perfect for you.

These 7 books about fonts were included based on the following aspects:

– How popular they are.

– Sales figures.

– What readers said about these books in their reviews.

– Unique content.

– Their role in the font world.

Each book is presented on short and we include a link to know where to get it from, and its price.

Here we go.

7 Books about fonts that you should have in your house7

Of course, that we start with this famous font book.

The Anatomy of Type By Stephen Coles  ·  256 Pages  ·  2012

This book explores the world of 100 traditional and modern typefaces in extreme detail, showing you key features and information.

Kindle version – $18.99

You can get it from Amazon, here is the link.

The Visual History of Type By Paul McNeil  ·  672 Pages  ·  2017

The Visual History of Type will show you complete information about over 320 typefaces.

For each typeface, you will find a brief history and a description.

Hardcover version – $61.47

You can get it from Amazon, here is the link.

The Elements of Typographic Style By Robert Bringhurst  ·  382 Pages  ·  1992 (Revised in 2012)

People love The Elements of Typography Style because the book explores the history behind typography, and uses that history to explain in its clear, lucid way why rules exist.

It is a must have book for any font enthusiast.

Paperback version – $13.42

You can get it from Amazon, here is the link.

On Web Typography By Jason Santa Maria  ·  142 Pages  ·  2014

Santa Maria wrote a comprehensive, yet quick and simple to implement book to train users to be more stylish by adopting different font combinations.

Paperback version – $40.94

You can get it from Amazon, here is the link.

Thinking With Type 2nd Ed: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students (Design Briefs)

Lots of people say they learned something new from each page of this book.

Lots of useful content that is easy to read and understand.

Kindle version – £11.04

You can get it from Amazon, here is the link.

Just My Type: A Book about Fonts Paperback – Illustrated, 4 Sept. 2012

What I love at this book is that it includes plenty of illustrations, and some of the text is printed in the font being described, so it is much simpler to see the fonts in their all around beauty.

Kindle version – £3.32

You can get it from Amazon, here is the link.

The Evolution of Type: A Graphic Guide to 100 Landmark Typefaces: Examining Letters from Metal Type to Open Type Hardcover – Illustrated, 14 Aug. 2015

This awesome book provides the background of 100 famous, chronologically listed typefaces with complete information.

It is another must have in your private library.

Hardcover version – £24.58

You can get it from Amazon, here is the link.

Conclusions

The font world is as a big as the real world, the place where we live in.

Or maybe it is even bigger.

There are lots of excellent books about fonts, and new books are being launched.

So the great news is that we will never run out of good books about fonts. 🙂

What do you think about these 7 books? Should we include other books in this article too? Please comment and tell us what other font books you have and why you love them.

We will update the article constantly so it can become a useful resource place for font lovers and enthusiasts from all parts of the world.