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Search for "Typography" to discover type gems in the Picture Collection.
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SVA Library Picture Collection DatabaseThis is a circulating, physical collection of images culled from all manner of print publications spanning more than 100 years. Containing over 200,000 images across 1250 subjects, the Picture Collection is a unique resource that provides sweeping visual reference and insight into the history of culture via the medium of print. Search via keyword to discover folder subject headings.
Typography Magazines & Journals
Magazines and journals are great sources for current and historical information. The following magazines and journals are available at the SVA Library:
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AIGA Journal of Graphic DesignLocation: Periodicals Stacks
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BaselineLocation: Periodicals Stacks
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Communication ArtsLocation: Periodicals Stacks
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Critique : the magazine of graphic design.Location: Periodicals Stacks
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Design Book Review: DBRLocation: Periodicals Stacks
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Design IssuesLocation: Periodicals Stacks
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EmigreLocation: Periodicals Stacks
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Eye : the international review of graphic designLocation: Periodicals Stacks
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GraphisLocation: multiple
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Guild NewsLocation: Periodicals Stacks
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HowLocation: Periodicals Stacks
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ModoLocation: Periodicals Stacks
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PrintLocation: Periodicals Stacks
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SerifLocation: Periodicals Stacks
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Step-by-Step GraphicsLocation: Periodicals Stacks
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Step Inside DesignLocation: Periodicals Stacks
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U & IcLocation: Periodicals Stacks
Finding Books
The SVA Library has an extensive collection of books on typography. Use the library catalog, VISION, to locate resources on the shelves. The following are subject headings that will guide you to typography books:
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Typography Books
The following are Reference (REF) and Circulating (MAIN), and OVERSIZE books that are standards in the field of typography:
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History of Graphic Design
by Call Number: Z246 .M43 2016 - MAINISBN: 9781118772058Publication Date: 2016-05-02 -
20th-Century Type
by Call Number: Z250.A2 B57 2004 - MAINISBN: 0300100736Publication Date: 2004-05-11 -
American Typography Today
by Call Number: Z208 .C37 1993 - MAINISBN: 0442014570Publication Date: 1993-01-01 -
The Elements of Typographic Style
by Call Number: Z246 .B74 2004 - MAINISBN: 0881792055Publication Date: 2005-02-11 -
Encyclopaedia of Type Faces
by Call Number: Z250.J36 1983 - MAINISBN: 9780713713473Publication Date: 1983
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Graphis Digital Fonts
Call Number: Z250.7.G734 - REFERENCE
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Graphis Type Specimens
by Call Number: Z250.7.T96 1995 - MAINISBN: 0823064484Publication Date: 1995-08-01
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Modern Encyclopedia of Typefaces, 1960-1990
by Call Number: Z250 .W238 1990 - MAINISBN: 0442308094Publication Date: 1990-11-01
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Rookledge's international handbook of type designers : a biographical directory
by Call Number: Z250.A2 E27 1991 - MAIN, REFERENCEISBN: 1870758099Publication Date: 1991
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The Type Specimen Book
by Call Number: Z250 .V115 1974 - MAINISBN: 0442279167Publication Date: 1974-01-01
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Typography : the annual of the Type Directors Club.
Call Number: Z119.5 .T82, v. 1-35 - REFERENCEPublication Date: 1980-
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Typographic Design
by Call Number: Z246 .C217 2007 - MAINISBN: 9780471783909Publication Date: 2006-11-03 -
The Typographic Desk Reference
by Call Number: Z118.5 .R67 2009 - REFERENCEISBN: 9781584562313Publication Date: 2009-12-01 -
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Type Specimens
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ITC Font Type SpecimensBrowse this list of ITC font specimens located in the library's Reference stacks.
Circulating Books:
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100 Wood Type Alphabets
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A. T. A. type comparison book
Call Number: Z250 .M4
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The Book of American Types
by Call Number: Z250 .D2712 1941
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Art Nouveau Display Alphabets : 100 complete fonts
by Call Number: Z250 .A77 1976 -
Art Deco Display Alphabets: 100 complete fonts
by Call Number: NK3625.A7 A7 1982 -
The Encyclopaedia of Type Faces
by Call Number: Z250 .B5
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