Theory of Type Design gardens and where lives can unfold

and where lives can unfold

Over the past decade

dry & preserved flowers

director of the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam addresses these questions in Plan and Play

you are the promise

Theory of Type Design gardens and where lives can unfoldIn Theory of Type Design Gerard Unger theorises about typefaces. Whether its a description of a two thousand year old set of letters carved on a Roman monument or a stream of digital letters on Whatsapp, Unger sought to explain the nature, variety of forms and functions of the letters we use. The book crowns half a century of his dedication to the profession, and provides a serious foundation to structure discussions on genre, convention, innovation