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Alphabet in Motion: How Letters Get Their Shape __BOOK enriching the atmosphere with simplicityEver wonder how we ended up with so many different styles of letters? Open any text editor, email client, or design app and you will immediately be bombarded with a buffet of typographic choices. Serif or sans serif? Display or text? Classical or contemporary? Formal or casual? Featuring seventeen stunning interactive pop ups, this ABC book explainsand demonstratesthe technologies and philosophies that have shaped letterforms through the ages. A