Alphabets: A Miscellany of Letters

Alphabets: A Miscellany of Letters is a colourful and playful treasury of letters in use. From A to Z, Alphabets explores the language of letters that we see around us everyday, touching on the alphabet’s origins in Egyptian hieroglyphs and Chinese characters, to the Greek alphabet, through to its development as a significant part of our history and visual vocabulary. From a comprehensive introduction on the origins of the written word, through to theories such as “The Alphabet Effect”, to exploring coding, decoding and abstraction Alphabets features illustrations, found objects, graphic design, art, conceptual typography, graffiti and much more. Through the exploration of this grouping of 26 symbols, the compelling persona and history of each letter is revealed. The alphabets presented in this title show how artists, typographers, illustrators and educators have uniquely interpreted each individual letter.