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Inside ParagraphsBook

by Cyrus Highsmith

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Jessica Hische
Letterer, illustrator and type designer; creator of Daily Drop Cap and of many hand-lettered book covers.
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there's this book called Inside Paragraphs by Cyrus Highsmith. It's very small and very digestible. You can like read it in one bathroom visit. You know, so and it's illustrated really well. It has cool illustrations. So, if you want to learn about some basics of type and typography, it's a really great book and incredibly accessible and not like reading like Bringhurst or something like that. Um, so big ups to that book.

Lenny's Podcast, "How to see like a designer: The hidden power of typography and logos", lightning round, asked for the books they recommend most; the guest's own spoken answer (YouTube captions).

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