Jost Hochuli
Detail in typography
Letters, letterspacing, words, wordspacing, lines,
linespacing, columns
yet rich discussion of all the small things
Detail in
typography
that enhance the legibility of texts
A conciseJost Hochuli
typography
Letters
letterspacing, words, wordspacing, lines,
linespacing, columns
Hyphen Press - LondonPublished by Hyphen Press, London,
in 2008; reprinted with minor correct
2009
‘Translated from the German-language
edition published by Verlag Niggli AG,
ich, 2005
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‘Text copyright (c) Jost Hochuli, 2008
‘Translation copyright
(c) Charles Whitehouse, 2008
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book may be reproduced in any form,
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from the publisher
Is 978-0-907259-34-3
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Contents
Basics.
The reading process
The letter
The word
The line
Numerals 41
Emphasis 44
Linespacing, the column
‘The qualities of type
Notes
Imprint,
acknowledgements
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