Slab Serif Type: A Century of Bold Letterforms

by Steven Heller and Louise Fili

The slab serif typeface--in their classic form, wood types made for large-scale posters, ads, and newspapers--may not be as all-purpose as the gothic or sans serif, but it is equal, if not more powerful, in graphic appeal. Since being introduced in the nineteenth century, slabs have become ubiquitous and are today as popular as ever.

Slabs come from a genre of Egyptian typefaces (some of the leading slabs are called Cairo and Sphinx) brought...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500518491
• ISBN13: 9780500518496
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.7" x 9.6"