hey trillster, have you checked out "die gestalten verlag"?

go to http://www.die-gestalten.de/ and
http://www.die-gestalten.de/books/detail?id=402881820693dcee010693ddcc94...
for getting more information about the publisher. the authors name is Stefan Gandl, maybe you find more information about him in the web.

and check out the other books and fonts from die gestalten, real great stuff.

best regards, mocca

Stephan Gandl's previous masterwork was entitled Designershock the users manual. Co-authored with Rob Meek and Birte Ludwig. The "system" came with a CD which enabled one to boot into their website and to play video-games to win font families which the DS team had designed. This is the only design book which managed to convince me of the utility of video-games. You should be able to find more info at

http://www.designershock.com/

and if you don't have a copy of the DS manual, I'd certainly encourage you to find one. It is a rather lovely book, in which the cover doubles for mouse-pad.

best wishes,

pete

thanks mocca and mr cheese. great stuff. peace.