这本全面的字体设计指南被誉为排版师、平面设计师和学生的 "必备品"，并经过全面更新，引入了更多现代字体、更多解释性图表，以及更紧密的文字和相应图像之间的联系。

新版的《字体设计指南》还更深入地讨论了开发字体背后的过程和需要考虑的基本问题，如视觉原理和字母结构、光学补偿和可读性，以及字体中字母和形状之间的关系。对于有经验的专业人士和设计新手来说，这是一本很有价值的参考书。

This comprehensive guide to type design is hailed as a 'must-have' for typographers, graphic designers and students and has been fully refreshed and updated with the introduction of more contemporary typefaces, more explanatory diagrams and a closer connection between text and corresponding image.

The new edition of Designing Type also features more in-depth discussion of the processes behind developing typefaces and the basic issues that need to be taken into consideration such as visual principles and letter construction, optical compensation and legibility, and the relationships between letters and shapes in a font. This is a valuable reference for both experienced professionals and novice designers.