Title: Isn't type groovy
Product review: I always think of this as the "isn't type groovy" book. Spiekermann and Ginger seem to be at pains to avoid transmitting actual knowledge, while advertising that having lots of fonts and using them is fun. There are much, much better, and much more inspiring, introductions to the subject: Robin Williams' "Design for Non-Designers", or The Thames and Hudson Manual of Typography, Shahn's, "Love and Joy about Letters"....
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