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Thinking with Type, second revised and expanded edition, is Ellen Lupton’s practical critical guide to typography as a working language of visual communication. Written for designers, writers, editors, and students, it treats type not as surface decoration but as a system that shapes how information is read, organized, and understood. The book is structured around three connected areas: letters, text, and the grid. It explains the anatomy and classification of typefaces, the composition of paragraphs and page elements, and the use of grids to establish order across layouts. Lupton combines concise explanations with visual demonstrations, historical references, contemporary design examples, and exercises. The second edition also extends its coverage of such applied matters as style sheets, font formats and licensing, ornaments, captions, numerals, small caps, and typeface mixing. Its purpose is to give readers vocabulary and judgment: the ability to recognize typographic choices, make them deliberately, and understand when conventional rules support clarity or can be productively challenged.