Type DirectoryDawson & Frere-Jones

This book is the gold standard of typeset – it boasts over 600 informative pages of font info. Encyclopaedic in nature, it acts as a guide to the different forms, styles and tones of lettering which dictate how and why they work as they do. Whether you’re into design-history, advertising or creating type yourself, this is a must-read from Peter Dawson and Tobias Frere-Jones.