Na mapě většinou hledáme místo, kde právě jsme, případně cestu tam, kde být chceme. Do mapy však možno přímo vstoupit a prožít v ní nekonečná dobrodružství. Putování prstem po mapě často představuje naše vůbec první samostatné cesty a také poutě... Zobraziť viac
Čteme všichni. Když ne zrovna poezii, ruský román nebo filozofický traktát, určitě směrovky na silnicích, nápisy na obalech sušenek nebo esemesky. Písmena v jakékoli podobě provázejí člověka již po staletí, ale nepřišla k nám sama od sebe: někdo je... Zobraziť viac
Čas. Entita, která naše životy řídí a určuje od nepaměti. Jak se v průběhu doby proměnilo jeho vnímání a měření? Jak došlo k tomu, že „se během posledních dvou set padesáti let stal čas v našem životě... Zobraziť viac
Time flies like an arrow, but fruit flies like a banana. The Beatles learn to be brilliant in an hour and a half. An Englishman arrives back from Calcutta but refuses to adjust his watch. Beethoven has his symphonic wishes ignored. A US Senator begins ... Zobraziť viac
Comic Sans is one of the most used and most reviled typefaces of the digital age. How was it made? How could it spawn a movement to ban it and yet still be so widely promoted by educators? ... Zobraziť viac
An entertaining and authoritative exploration of how and why time has come to rule our lives from the bestselling author of Just My Type. Not so long ago we timed our lives by the movement of the sun... Zobraziť viac
Time flies like an arrow, but fruit flies like a banana. The Beatles learn to be brilliant in an hour and a half. An Englishman arrives back from Calcutta but refuses to adjust his watch. Beethoven has his symphonic wishes ignored. A US Senator begins ... Zobraziť viac
The encyclopaedia once shaped our understanding of the world. Now these huge books sell for almost nothing on eBay while we derive information from our phones. What have we lost in this transition? ... Zobraziť viac
The classic elegant English typeface, still widely used as a book text more than 250 years since its creation. Baskerville is a transitional design, poised between the first metal types and modern styles, notable for its combination... Zobraziť viac
One of the most beautiful handcrafted typefaces in the world, Albertus is also one of the most enduring... Zobraziť viac
Just My Typeis not just a font book, but a book of stories. About how Helvetica and Comic Sans took over the world. About why Barack Obama opted for Gotham, while Amy Winehouse found her soul in 30s Art Deco... Zobraziť viac
The encyclopaedia once shaped our understanding of the world.Created by thousands of scholars and the most obsessive of editors, adults cleared their shelves in the belief that wisdom was now effortlessly accessible in their living rooms... Zobraziť viac
One of the first words we learn. Perhaps the best friend we'll have. An animal so much part of our lives that we speak to it like a child and spend small fortunes on its wellbeing and wardrobe... Zobraziť viac
