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Neue Schriften. New Typefaces Positions and Perspectives ISBN: 9783721208924 (PB - E/ G) € commander liste d'envies While in the 1970s just a few hundred new typefaces were published, today graphic designers can choose from tens of thousands of fonts - with an upward tendency. This publication, however, shows that current type design is not subject to randomness or a fashionable hype. Key protagonists offer insights into their thinking and working, take a position on current developments under the new technical, esthetic and socio-political conditions. From the rich international cosmos of typefaces the book presents experimental type designs. These can be based on a spontaneous idea or the concept of an individually chosen design project or these are typefaces for books with large type families, which, often over a number of years, were developed systematically with passion, endurance and an unswerving attention to characteristic detail. _ selection presents an overview of current developments _ text and examples _ detailed insight into the creation of each typeface _ interviews and personal reflections by the designers