Book Description
Delightfully unpredictable, ABZ is a wonderbook of typography, graphics, and symbols. Julian Rothenstein (creator
of our Gift division
s popular Redstone line of cards and calendars) turns his idiosyncratic eye towards eccentric alphabets, emblems,
and logos discovered in avant-garde modernist publications and other curious sources. Hundreds of examples of graphic
ephemera sit side-by-side in inimitable Redstone fashion, mixing peculiar charm with useful reference in one stunning
package. Special features include an amazing alphabet, circa 1926, created from photographs of a dancing woman;
original test-types for opticians
charts; pages from sign artists
manuals; and coolly elegant designs from fin de siècle French, German, Italian, and Czech journals. Nearly
all of this rare and beautiful material is reproduced here for the first time since its original publication. An
art book like no other, ABZ is a collection of typographic oddities taken to the next level of appreciation.
ABZ
ABZ,Julian Rothenstein,Mel Gooding,Chronicle Books LLC,0811839818,Alphabets,Art,Art & Art Instruction,Design - General,Lettering,Techniques - Calligraphy,Art / Design / General
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