Shapes for Sounds

Shapes for sounds examines one of humankind's fundamental creations: alphabets. In a culture that is overrun by the image, it is easy to forget that alphabets are the origin of gleaning understanding through images.

Author Timothy Donaldson

ISBN 9780979966620

Category Typography Books

News About Shapes for Sounds

Shapes for Sounds Explores World's Greatest Invention: The Written Alphabet
Sep 18, 2008
Mark Batty Publisher, a leader in distinctive books covering the graphic and communication arts, has released Shapes for sounds, a book that examines one of the most fundamental discoveries in human history: the idea that shapes can represent sounds, which is the basis for all of the world's alphabets.