How long does it take to read Typology?
type design from the Victorian era to the digital age
Typology by Steven Heller, Louise Fili takes about 3 hours 36 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 36 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1999. 196 pages, about 53,900 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 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 36 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 15 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Type and type-founding, History, Typography, Art & Art Instruction, Art, United States
