Nigel Beale's Biblio File podcast
Nigel Beale's Biblio File Podcast
Robert Bringhurst on Book Design
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Robert Bringhurst on Book Design

Born in Los Angeles in 1946, Robert Bringhurst is an award winning Canadian poet, typographer and author. Perhaps best known for The Elements of Typographic Style – a reference book of typefaces, glyphs and the visual and geometric arrangement of type, he is also a respected translator of poetic works from Haida into English. He lives on Quadra Island, near Campbell River, B.C.

We met in Ottawa to talk about his definitions of both the book, as articulated in The Surface of Meaning, and typography which should

  • Invite the reader into the text

  • Reveal the tenor and meaning of the text

  • Clarify the structure and the order of the text

  • Link the text with other existing elements

  • Induce a state of energetic repose, which is the ideal condition for reading

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Nigel Beale's Biblio File podcast
Nigel Beale's Biblio File Podcast
THE BIBLIO FILE is a leading podcast that examines "the book" and book culture. Hosted by NIGEL BEALE it features wide ranging conversations with writers, poets, book publishers, booksellers, book editors, book collectors, book makers, book scholars, book critics, book designers, book publicists, literary agents and other best practitioners who busy themselves with the world of books.
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