Mark Batty Publisher is an American independent book-publishing company, specializing in illustrated books on the art of communication:
photography
Photography is the visual arts, art, application, and practice of creating images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. It is empl ...
,
art
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and
design
A design is the concept or proposal for an object, process, or system. The word ''design'' refers to something that is or has been intentionally created by a thinking agent, and is sometimes used to refer to the inherent nature of something ...
,
graffiti
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and
urban art
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;
pop culture
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,
typography
Typography is the art and technique of Typesetting, arranging type to make written language legibility, legible, readability, readable and beauty, appealing when displayed. The arrangement of type involves selecting typefaces, Point (typogra ...
and other related topics.
History and operations
The company was founded in 2003 by Mark Batty, former President of Association Typographique Internationale (
ATypI
The ATypI () or Association Typographique Internationale (the International Typography Association) is an international non-profit organisation dedicated to typography and type design. The primary activity of the association is an annual conference ...
), former CEO of
International Typeface Corporation
The International Typeface Corporation (ITC) was a type manufacturer founded in New York in 1970 by Aaron Burns, Herb Lubalin and Edward Rondthaler. The company was one of the world's first type foundries to have no history in the production of ...
(ITC) Fonts and former editor of ITC Font's ''Upper & Lower Case Magazine'' (U&lc).
It is based in the
Brooklyn
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borough
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History
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of
New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...
,
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
New York may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* ...
, and publishes approximately three new titles a month, growing from 2005's twelve released titles in total, with a back title list of about 100.
Imprints and divisions
The company's sole imprint is Mark Batty Publisher Academic, with the purpose to produce niche titles about design and typography. The most recent title is the second in a series of Typography Monographs, called ''Size-specific adjustments to type designs'' which discusses how type designs vary depending on point size.
Publications
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Celebrity Vinyl'' (2008)
See also
*
List of companies based in New York City
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*
List of English-language book publishing companies
This is a list of English-language book publishers. It includes imprints of larger publishing groups, which may have resulted from business mergers. Included are academic publishers, technical manual publishers, publishers for the traditional book ...
References
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External links
"The Kindle Can't Scare Me" article by Mark Batty on Forbes.comMicrosoft Typography News. "Batty throws in with Thames." May 16, 2007.MBP Mission, Mark Batty Publisher web
2003 establishments in New York City
Book publishing companies based in New York (state)
Companies based in Brooklyn
Publishing companies established in 2003