- New Castle, Delaware : Oak Knoll Press 2009

- 5.5 x 8.5 inches

- Hardcover

- 150 pages

- ISBN 9781584562313 / Order Nr. 96672

First edition. The Typographic Desk Reference (aka TDR) is comprised of a thousand facts on the form of Latin-based writing systems. The book includes the following four main sections: Terms - Definitions of format, measurements, practice, standards, tools, and industry lingo; Glyphs -The list of standard ISO and extended Latin characters, symbols, diacritics, marks, and various forms of typographic furniture; Anatomy & Form - Letter stroke parts and the variations of impression and space used in Latin-based writing systems; and Classification & Specimens - An historical line with examples of form from blackletter to contemporary sans serif types. Designed for quick consultation, entries are concise and factual, making it handy for the desk. Its foreword is written by Ellen Lupton. In 1992, Theodore Rosendorf began a career in graphic design with a set of pencils and a drawing pad. His first project was a logo for the Downwind restaurant at Atlanta's PDK Airport. For the work, he was compensated with a fried calamari dinner. The Downwind logo is long gone, as is the calamari dinner, but Theodores career has since taken him to clients in the US and abroad for some of the world's most well known brands. A serial entrepreneur, Theodore is now owner and creative director of Matador, a brand strategy and communications company in Decatur, Georgia.