Football Type 2
Simply put, this book is the bible of football typography and should be found in the bedside drawer of all football purists.
Written by Denis Hurley and designed by the notorious Face37 founded by Rick Banks, Football Type 2 is the sequel and revised edition to the award winning book Football Type – a book celebrating the history of football and typography.
Shirt numbers have grown in significance over time, with players gaining such attachment to the digits on their backs that they become part of their individual brands. The business of designing fonts reflects that and this book is a celebration of that creativity as well as the historic stories behind the numbers.
424 pages
190mm x 268mm
Hardback cover
Published in 2020
Limited edition of 2000
Simply put, this book is the bible of football typography and should be found in the bedside drawer of all football purists.
Written by Denis Hurley and designed by the notorious Face37 founded by Rick Banks, Football Type 2 is the sequel and revised edition to the award winning book Football Type – a book celebrating the history of football and typography.
Shirt numbers have grown in significance over time, with players gaining such attachment to the digits on their backs that they become part of their individual brands. The business of designing fonts reflects that and this book is a celebration of that creativity as well as the historic stories behind the numbers.
424 pages
190mm x 268mm
Hardback cover
Published in 2020
Limited edition of 2000
Simply put, this book is the bible of football typography and should be found in the bedside drawer of all football purists.
Written by Denis Hurley and designed by the notorious Face37 founded by Rick Banks, Football Type 2 is the sequel and revised edition to the award winning book Football Type – a book celebrating the history of football and typography.
Shirt numbers have grown in significance over time, with players gaining such attachment to the digits on their backs that they become part of their individual brands. The business of designing fonts reflects that and this book is a celebration of that creativity as well as the historic stories behind the numbers.
424 pages
190mm x 268mm
Hardback cover
Published in 2020
Limited edition of 2000