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Yearbook of Type #7

Plant Edition

Fast facts

  • Internal authorship

  • Publishment

    • Karlsruhe: Slanted Publishers 2024
  • Organizational unit

  • Subjects

    • Graphic design/communication design
  • Publication format

    Monograph (Bibliography)

Quote

L.-M. Harmsen, Ed., Yearbook of Type #7, vol. 7. Karlsruhe: Slanted Publishers, 2024.

Content

Building on the success of its predecessors, the Yearbook of Type #7 presents an updated design concept that features new interfaces and new new features for an enhanced reading experience.

With a thematic focus on plants, this edition offers a unique perspective on typography. Each typeface is now presented on three pages and offers a comprehensive overview of its properties and characteristics: A double page spread with an appealing visual sample of the font emphasizes the character of the font. The third page offers a detailed overview overview of the font and its special features, information on language support, styles, weights and widths, OpenType features and detailed background information about the designer and the foundry.

In addition, the book contains essays and interviews that offer valuable insights into the world of type design, as well as an extensive index of all typefaces.

The book is accompanied by a freely accessible online microsite, which allows easy browsing and direct purchase of all the fonts presented. Yearbook of Type #7 is the reliable source for exploring the latest latest trends in type design and typography.

Notes and references

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