In this digital age of computer-generated graphics and typography, it's refreshing to find typographers who still believe in working by hand. No longer relegated to designer's sketchbooks, hand-drawn type has emerged from the underground as a dynamic vehicle for visual communication—from magazine, book, and album covers to movie credits and NFL advertisements. As the practice and appreciation of hand-drawn type grows, it's time to celebrate the work of those typographers whose every letterform is a work of art.

Hand Job collects groundbreaking work from fifty of today's most talented typographers who draw by hand. Graphic designer and hand typographer Michael Perry selects work representing the full spectrum of design methods and styles. Each hand-drawn work is entirely shaped by the artist's unique process—every one a carefully executed composition enhanced by unplanned "accidents" of line, color, and craft. Hand Job also includes photographs of found type, artists studios, and the tools that help make typography come to life. Whether you are looking to invigorate your design work or are just in need of a little offbeat inspiration, Hand Job will have you reaching for your favorite pen.


Michael Perry is currently starting a design stuido in Brooklyn. His clients include MTV, Brooklyn Industries, Rome Snowboards, Polyvinyl records, and many more

Doodling away night and day, Perry creates new typefaces and sundry graphics that inevitably evolve into his new work, exercising the great belief that the generation of piles is the sincerest form of creative process.

Perry has shown his work around the workd. He has just finished a series of drawings for Arkitip Magazine.

Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN 1568986262 ; ISBN13 9781568986265
8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm),
Paperback, 256 pages