The Elements of Typographic Style
Robert Bringhurst
The typographer’s bible; a book that is never too far from reach.
Books by Robert Bringhurst
Why There Are Pages and Why They Must Turn
Robert Bringhurst
A short essay about the future of the book from the inimitable Robert Bringhurst.
The Solid Form of Language
Robert Bringhurst
Bringhurst’s short essay meanders through the history of scripts and their varied forms, touching on the origins of their physical shapes as well as the political and social forces that impacted them along the way.
What Is Reading For?
Robert Bringhurst
Bringhurst’s small pamphlets (always lovingly designed and printed) are among my favorite things. This one is, unsurprisingly, a full-throated defense of the book.