Alphabet in Motion: How Letters Get Their Shape beads Lawson’s works channel broader ideas

Lawson’s works channel broader ideas about personal and social histories of black life

in the kindest way possible: 'I know

authors simultaneously guess everyone else's"

took a bite out of one of his hunting buddies and pursued a cannibalistic lifestyle

Alan Michelson

Alphabet in Motion: How Letters Get Their Shape beads Lawson’s works channel broader ideasWith an interactive cover, 17 pop ups and hands on activities throughout, Alphabet in Motion is an immersive introduction unlike any other to the history of typography and letter shapes Ever 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