Type Form & Function

Author Acknowledgments

Rockport’s publisher, Winnie Prentiss, entrusted me with the monumental task of making this book happen. I’m indebted to my editor, Emily Potts, who, in addition to the daily editorial support, approached me with the idea of creating a typography book. My art director, Regina Grenier, encouraged the book design and layout from the beginning. Audrey Doyle and Kathy Dragolich made the writing better with their acute editing skills. I also thank Betsy Gammons and Cora Hawks for all of their patience, attention to detail, and hard work.

Both Jennifer Callicott and Aaron Rich, who studied with me at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina, were instrumental in the preliminary research and production that took place ...