Words and buildings: the art and practice of public lettering

Contents

Background -- Communication codes -- Importance and early development of the alphabet -- Influence of handwriting -- Technical influences -- Recent developments -- Criteria -- Expressiveness -- Legibility -- Conspicuity -- Letter design -- Word design -- Space design -- Practice -- Flush lettering -- Relief lettering -- Three-dimensional lettering -- Illuminated lettering -- Integral lettering -- Adjacent lettering -- Mis-en-scene -- Remarkable lettering.