The field guide to typography typefaces in the urban landscape dawson peter coles stephen 9783791348391 amazoncom books. The field guide to typography book read 5 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers from american typewriter to zapf dingbats this highl. The field guide to typography is a collection of over 125 typefaces old and new common and unusual found in our modern urban environment lightly based on traditional field guides each spread examines one typeface and provides budding font spotters with the information they need to recognize it in the real world. The field guide to typography explores and explains the myriad typefaces that we see around us in our day to day lives from airplane liveries to computer screens from billboard hoardings to signage systems it presents over 120 typefaces old and new common and unusual with photographic references to help font spotters identify particular typefaces in the wild accompanying background information explains the origin usage and key features of each typeface and field facts provide little