Black and Pink Blackletter Fonts in 'Fraktur Mon Amour'
'Fraktur Mon Amour' is the title of a new book by designer Judith Schalansky which takes you on a historic journey through blackletter fonts. The book itself looks like a black and pink bible -- and will probably be considered a bible for all lovers of graphics and fonts.
Fraktur Mon Amour reproduces 300 variations of Blackletter fonts, ranging from historical fonts to contemporary reinventions in a sensuous, beautifully crafted hot-pink prayer book-style catalog that is destined to become a fetish object for designers and type enthusiasts.
The beautiful designer “bible” takes us through more than 300 different Blackletter fonts and each one is presented on a full spread with its complete alphabet, history including date of origin, and the name of its designer. In addition to that, you also receive a CD with 137 of these wonderful fonts for free private use.
‘Fraktur Mon Amour’ will definitely be a fetish object among typographic geeks - and the book has already won several awards including the Type Directors Club of New York's 2007 Award for Typographic Excellence.
Fraktur Mon Amour reproduces 300 variations of Blackletter fonts, ranging from historical fonts to contemporary reinventions in a sensuous, beautifully crafted hot-pink prayer book-style catalog that is destined to become a fetish object for designers and type enthusiasts.
The beautiful designer “bible” takes us through more than 300 different Blackletter fonts and each one is presented on a full spread with its complete alphabet, history including date of origin, and the name of its designer. In addition to that, you also receive a CD with 137 of these wonderful fonts for free private use.
‘Fraktur Mon Amour’ will definitely be a fetish object among typographic geeks - and the book has already won several awards including the Type Directors Club of New York's 2007 Award for Typographic Excellence.
