움직이는 알파벳: 글자의 형태가 만들어지는 방식

I’m a designer and I still found myself underlining passages about the history of serif and sans-serif forms—it’s that accessible. The way it connects everyday font menus to centuries of letter-making is genuinely eye-opening.

I wasn't expecting a book about typography to be this gripping, but the way it traces letters back to their physical origins makes every page feel like a small revelation. The chapter on how stroke direction came from chisel and brush movements completely changed how I look at my own handwriting and

The chapter on serif versus sans-serif alone is worth the price—it finally explains why some letters feel formal and others modern. I’ve been flipping through it every night and catching details I missed the first time.