Product information "Alphabetical Playground"
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VAT:
7 %
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Product form:
Paperback
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Product type:
Paperback
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Reading mood:
Understand
Following the success of Letterform Variations, Nigel Cottier presents a study of the alphabet as a medium in his new book Alphabetical Playground. The result is a catalog of numerous alphabets and letterforms (estimated at 7,000), all created using a range of systems, codes and subject matter to generate expression and form.
The themes range
from A: Alphanumeric: a family of alphabets all structured according to the alphanumeric code (A = 1, B = 2, C = 3, etc.),
above C: Cursive: An allusion to cursive writing systems and sequenced alphabets consisting of letters formed with a single continuous line,
to L: Letterswithin Letters: An alphabetic system in which each letterform can contain multiple letters, so that a single text can actually contain different messages.