Snails and Monkey Tails

Michael Arndt

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HQ
23 February 2023

Typography & lettering; Language: history & general works; Phonetics, phonology; Gift books

An entertaining, informative, and elegantly designed guide that makes understanding punctuation marks and symbols simple and fun.

A rollicking linguistic ride for fans of Eats, Shoots & Leaves and Just My Type.

What is the purpose of the comma – perhaps the most used symbol in the English language – and what are the proper uses of the asterisk? Do quote marks go inside or outside punctuation? What about a quote within a quote – a quote from someone quoting someone else? How much space goes on either side of an ellipsis? What’s the difference between an en dash and an em dash?

Snails and Monkey Tails is a show-stopping guide with more than 75 uniquely designed two-colour spreads. Award-winning graphic designer Michael Arndt explores the typographic origins, names, and shapes of both common punctuation marks and symbols, as well as the proper and diverse usage of each. From the full stop to the question mark, the semicolon to the en dash, symbols and marks are an integral part of language.

By: Michael Arndt
Imprint: HQ
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 171mm, Width: 171mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 450g
ISBN: 9780008530204
ISBN 10: 0008530203
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 23 February 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael Arndt is an award-winning graphic designer, author and illustrator of the critically acclaimed Cat Says Meow and other, My Heart Grows,One Yellow Sun, Minimal New York City and Thoughts Are Air. He lives in New York City.

Reviews for Snails and Monkey Tails

"""From commas to semicolons, from slashes to asterisks, from guillemets to octothorpes (named, perhaps, after athlete Jim Thorpe), you’ll never look at punctuation the same way again."" Michael Bierut, partner, Pentagram"