In May 1959, the first Mini was produced on an assembly line at Cowley, near Oxford. Originally designed for austerity and efficiency, the car soon came to represent individuality and classlessness. This title presents the story of British endeavour, ingenuity and masterful marketing.[...]

A hugely entertaining and revealing guide to the history of type that asks, What does your favorite font say about you? Fonts surround us every day, on street signs and buildings, on movie posters and books, and on just about every product we buy. But where do fonts come from, and why do we need so [...]

Cartography enthusiasts rejoice: the bestselling author of "Just My Type "reveals the fascinating relationship between man and map. Simon Garfield's "Just My Type "illuminated the world of fonts and made everyone take a stand on Comic Sans and care about kerning. Now Garfield takes on a subject even[...]

The "New York Times" bestselling author of "Just My Type" and "On the Map "offers an ode to letter writing and its possible salvation in the digital age.
Few things are as exciting--and potentially life-changing--as discovering an old letter. And while etiquette books still extol the practice, [...]

Describes how Helvetica and Comic Sans took over the world; why Barack Obama opted for Gotham, while Amy Winehouse found her soul in 30s Art Deco; the pivotal moment when fonts left the world of Letraset and were loaded onto computers; and more.[...]

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För ett par årtionden sedan var typsnitt en hårt bevakade hemlighet som bara de invigda kände till och kunde använda. I dag vet alla som använt ett ordbehandlingsprogram vad ett typsnitt är för något, och använder dem. Och det kanske är just därför [...]

Twenty hours have gone since I last wrote. I have been thinking of you. I shall think of you until I post this, and until you get it. Can you feel, as you read these words, that I am thinking of you now; aglow, alive, alert at the thought that you are in the same world, and by some strange chance lo[...]