
Stencil Type
Thames & Hudson Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 6. July 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-500-29190-0 (ISBN)
Description
Stencils are ubiquitous in the fields of industry, military, traffic and transportation, as well as in the home, often applied as ornamental patterns on cabinets, walls and floors. And because they are an affordable means of mass communication, stencils are even employed by populist, rebellious and street-art movements. This follow-up to the cult typography volumes Scripts and Shadow Type, perennial favourites among designers looking for fresh and unexpected ideas, presents hundreds of examples from the 19th through the 20th centuries, artfully selected by Steven Heller and Louise Fili, preceded by a historical introduction and arranged by country of origin.
Reviews / Votes
'The first book dedicated to the history of the enduringly popular stencil typeform' - New DesignMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
11 Illustrations, black and white; 246 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 172 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
1195 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-500-29190-0 (9780500291900)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Previous edition

Steven Heller | Louise Fili
Stencil Type
Book
02/2015
Thames & Hudson Ltd
€50.94
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Persons
Steven Heller is co-chair of the MFA Design: Designer as Author programme at the School of Visual Arts, New York. He is the author of many books, including Stencil Type, Graphic, Typography Sketchbooks, New Ornamental Type and New Vintage Type, all published by Thames & Hudson.
Louise Fili is director of Fili Design, a New York-based design studio specializing in vintage typographic treatments.
Louise Fili is director of Fili Design, a New York-based design studio specializing in vintage typographic treatments.
Content
1. American * 2. French * 3. Italian * 4. Spanish * 5. German * 6. Dutch * 7. British 8. Eastern European