Trade: Points (Typography Booklet)

[poiesthesis]

I have a some extra copies of a typography resource booklet up for trade!

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Points: Recommended Resources to Build Typographic Competency
Robert Baxter, 2019 + contributions from Patrick Perkins, Harrison Gerard, and Ryan Hunt
3.5×5.25" 44 pp. paperback (digital black on var. stock + hand bound)

This is a reading list I assembled earlier this year as a little self-education guide for those wandering their way into typesetting. It's an annotated reading list, featuring a mixture of foundational material (namely books and organizations), and a sprinkling of essays and articles for more niche subject matter, as introductions into those topics. The booklet goes over 108 resources in total, focusing on:

1. General Technique
2. History
3. Books & Systems
4. Lettering + Calligraphy
5. Making Typefaces

There are also a few little inserts on: (1) where to find typefaces (navigating the foundry system, especially those who offer free, pay-what-you-want, or rental models for their typefaces), and (2) how to use this list as a starting point to build a personal resource collection. "This booklet has been written as a map to a distributed public library — a research guide with access in mind. The majority of these items can be found easily online, and those which cannot are either available inexpensively, or can be located in most university libraries. Ultimately these are resources for self-education — as a whole, they’re just little seeds of a design collection that needs further, individual cultivation."

Let me know if you want to exchange things! I'm especially interested in other educational/resource-based things people are putting together, but am down to trade for whatever (there's also have a PDF version I can send off if anyone just wants to read through the facsimile). I'll include a few more images below.

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[brettbloom]

@poiesthesis

I would love to make a trade with you for this publication. I am happy to trade Temporary Services, Half Letter Press, or Breakdown Break Down Press booklet for it.

[poiesthesis]

@brettbloom

Perfect! I'd be glad to trade for a copy of Group Work if you have one available—I'll message you to exchange addresses.