If graphic design is the makeup, then typography is the bone. You should start with the bone, and I can't recommend enough of this book: http://www.amazon.ca/El

If graphic design is the makeup, then typography is the bone. You should start with the bone, and I can't recommend enough of this book: http://www.amazon.ca/Elements-Typographic-Style-Robert-Bringhurst/dp/0881791326 http://www.amazon.ca/Elements-Typographic-Style-Robert-Bring... Also, by typography I don't just mean fonts, but also the layout, the structure, the readability, etc.