Detailtypografie

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Friedrich Forssman, born 1965, apprenticeship as a typesetter, studied in Darmstadt and Mainz with Hans Peter Willberg, among others. Since 1990 he has been working as a freelance graphic designer and as a specialist author for the Arno Schmidt Foundation together with Hans Peter Willberg. 2001 Foundation of the design office Forssman de Jong. Regular awards in the competition for the 'most beautiful German books'.

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There is a book that tells me right away whether the creative owner is right- or left-handed: Detail Typography. A book that prepares the typesetting knowledge of the centuries for daily use and access. A book that answers all questions: from font selection to font editing, from markup and paragraph to line breaks and finishing, from punctuation and typesetting to foreign language and mathematical formula setting. A reference book that will not leave you in the dark, even when you have questions about the use of braille. A book that designers do not lend to their dearest colleagues and even to their very best friends only in an emergency. A book that has its fixed place on the shelf behind the desk at handle height. A book that shows that it has become a companion for all occasions, constantly consulted. A Gestalt Duden. An indispensable companion that puts your creativity on a solid foundation.