Words and Buildings
c.1980
Words and Buildings: the art and practice of public lettering is published in London by The Architectural Press. In his acknowledgements Jock opens with:
‘It is a pleasure to record the many people who have helped me, but I owe special thanks to John Dreyfus for his early encouragement and advice. James Mosley, too, has never stinted information. His careful scholarship has been an example, and I must couple his name with those authors whose books have been my guide; their names are recorded in the bibliography.’
Contents
- Chapter 1: Background
- Communication codes
- Importance and early development of the alphabet
- Influence of handwriting
- Technical influences
- Recent developments
- Chapter 2: Criteria
- Expressiveness
- Legibility
- Conspicuity
- Letter design
- Word design
- Space design
- Chapter 3: Practice
- Flush lettering
- Relief lettering
- Three-dimensional lettering
- Illuminated lettering
- Integral lettering
- Adjacent lettering
- Chapter 4: ‘Mise-en-scène’
- Remarkable lettering
- The next chapter
- Notes and bibliography
- Index
Design by Jock Kinneir
Filmset and printed in Great Britain by
BAS Printers Limited, Over Wallop, Hampshire
Text set in 11 on 13pt Monophoto Plantin 110