通过收集像Instagram和 Pinterest这样的社交媒体网站，手写字体突破了自己的平面设计泡泡，要东山再起了。观众们已经厌倦他们所消耗的信息的数码呈现方式，因为这种方式常常华而不实，似乎正是这种厌倦使他们对对手写字体产生了极大的兴趣。《字体艺术》汇集了一大批新的、有知名度的平面设计师，对他们而言，字体是一种历史悠久的艺术，有现代的运用方式。本书介绍了全世界100多位艺术家，展示了他们的排印本领，阐明了他们不完美中蕴含完美的手工艺术，从漂亮的概念草图照片到最后的结果。今天的艺术家们舍弃传统的钢笔书法，而是运用新的有创意的方法，包括用咖啡渣设计字体、水彩、以及结合不同的手工工具，形成了一种充满活力的、新颖的字体设计方法。

Hand lettering is making a comeback, bursting out of its graphic-design bubble and finding a mainstream via collecting social media sites like Instagram and Pinterest. The avid interest in hand lettering seemingly goes hand in hand with the weariness audiences feel with constant slick digital presentation of the information they consume. The Art of Lettering collects myriad new and established graphic designers for whom hand lettering is a time-honored art that has modern applications. Showcasing more than 100 artists from all over the world, the book displays their typographic takes and illustrates their perfectly imperfect handcrafted art, from beautiful photographs of concept sketches to the end result. Straying away from traditional pen calligraphy, artists today employ new and creative approaches, including building type with coffee grounds, watercolours, and combinations of different hand tools, resulting in a dynamically fresh approach to creating type.