Typography encompasses design for reading, whether in print or on screens, where a set of visual choices to do with font, layout, and print size are taken to enhance a written message. Paul Luna explores the fascinating history of our letters, considering why typographic decisions are taken, and their impact on our own words.

- Offers an accessible account of typography, drawing on its history, theory, and practice

- Demonstrates the growing importance of our own typographic decisions as communication is increasingly digitalised

- Examines the underlying principles applicable to any verbal graphic communication

-Considers why certain typographic choices are made, and the issues behind them