From ASCII Art to Comic Sans
Typography and Popular Culture in the Digital Age
- Paperback
232 pages
- Release Date
24 October 2023
Summary
A fresh and provocative take on typography, computing, and popular culture, viewed through four idiosyncratic typographical phenomena from the digital age.
From ASCII Art to Comic Sans offers an original vision of the history of typography and computing in the digital age, viewed through the lens of offbeat typography. We often regard text as pure information and typography as a transparent art form without meaning of its own. In this richly illustrated book, however, Karin Wagner off…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262546140 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262546140 |
| Author: | Karin Wagner |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 232 |
| Release Date: | 24 October 2023 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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Critics Review
“… From ASCII Art to Comic Sans: Typography and Popular Culture in the Digital Age emerges as a landmark study that scrutinises the evolution of typography in the digital and post-digital era. Merging media archaeology with visual and cultural studies, Wagner’s book stands as a pivotal resource for scholars, designers, and anyone fascinated by the confluence of technology, culture, and design.”
—NECSUS
About The Author
Karin Wagner
Karin Wagner is Professor in Art History and Visual Studies in the Department of Cultural Sciences at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Researching photography, digital culture, design, and visual communication, she has published articles in Journal of Aesthetics & Culture, Visual Communication, Museum & Society, and Archival Science.
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