* In Becoming a Graphic Designer, by Steven Heller and Teresa Fernandez (Third Edition, Wiley, 2005), nearly every one of the prominent designers interviewed lists “excellent typographic skills” or “superior typographic skills” as among the most important and desirable characteristics of job seekers. Also, an independent review of hundreds of job descriptions for designers lists “excellent typographic skills” as a major job requirement.
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