How long does it take to read Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works?
Erik Spiekermann, E. M. Ginger
Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works by Erik Spiekermann, E. M. Ginger takes about 3 hours 31 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 31 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1993. 192 pages, about 52,800 words.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 52 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 31 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 12 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A guide to typography. It draws in the reader with its design and layout, making use of more than 200 illustrations and photographs. It explains in everyday layman's terms what type is and how you can use it to enhance legibility, meaning, and aesthetic enjoyment. It also includes chapters on Web typography and other forms of online text display.
Subjects: Type and type-founding, Typography, Adobe postscript (computer program), Desktop publishing, Printing
