--- product_id: 90221743 title: "Shadow Type: Classic Three-Dimensional Lettering" brand: "steven heller" price: "€ 81.39" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 17 url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/90221743-shadow-type-classic-three-dimensional-lettering store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # Shadow Type: Classic Three-Dimensional Lettering **Brand:** steven heller **Price:** € 81.39 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Shadow Type: Classic Three-Dimensional Lettering by steven heller - **How much does it cost?** € 81.39 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/90221743-shadow-type-classic-three-dimensional-lettering) ## Best For - steven heller enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted steven heller brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Shadow Type: Classic Three-Dimensional Lettering ## Images ![Shadow Type: Classic Three-Dimensional Lettering - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51rdUEFdLpL.jpg) ![Shadow Type: Classic Three-Dimensional Lettering - Image 2](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51eLPES1ZXL.jpg) ![Shadow Type: Classic Three-Dimensional Lettering - Image 3](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61dxZCgL1cL.jpg) ![Shadow Type: Classic Three-Dimensional Lettering - Image 4](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61jOR5UrOHL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Deliriously pleasurable eye candy for graphic artists! *by D***S on Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2013* Graphic artists await with bated breath any new book by Dr. Heller and Ms. Fili... Their books are just exquisitely, knowledgeably compiled worlds of eye candy, vivid history and inspiration.SHADOW TYPE: CLASSIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL LETTERING is another fabulous gem from these creative people: It is a lavishly illustrated compendium of a kind of treatment given to lettering and type, in the scope of this book, from the Victorian age, through Art Deco/Style Moderne, through Streamline; roughly the period of 1890---1955.Letterforms are given a bold, three-dimensional quality as if they have been extruded into blocky forms-- the sides of these letters given a realistic shading/modeling--- then shadowed dramatically as if raked from some unseen oblique light source.Nowadays, 3D softwares can readily create these kinds of letter treatments, but this book chronicles a time when this 3D modeling was done entirely as an illusion created by hand.As Heller/Fili often do in their books celebrating the best of 20thc letter and poster and ad treatments, SHADOW TYPE is chaptered by how different nations employed the style in their own idiosyncratic way: American, Italian, French, German, British, then by other countries.Americans my age-- I am 50--- will almost certainly recognize this kind of shadowed 3D lettering from the opening and closing titles of Hollywood movies of the 20thc, most prevalently during the 1930's and 1940's; something about the long dramatic shadows of this treatment is especially well-suited to the Film Noir genre.SHADOW TYPE is a cornucopia of inspiration for modern graphic artists, designers, illustrators and signpainters...(Restaurateurs and menu designers, too) and for lovers of Art Deco, Midcentury and Streamline design.As is often the case with the fine books of Heller & Fili, the book contains a concise, informed explanatory/historical text... followed by wall-to-wall, full-color illustrations. Their books are just all-eyecandy-all-the-time. Such a joy to peruse. It is apparent that the authentic period samples for this book have been painstakingly color corrected, so their printed versions included here are razor sharp, showing the saturated, wonderful vintage colors exactly as they appeared when new. The paper stock is rewardingly heavy, with a semigloss coating, showing off the designs as the treasures that they are.Heller & Fili also designed the book with "full bleed" on the picture pages; no white borders intrude upon the vivid closeups of these styles; The authors want the reader to be swimming in beauty, not coldly appraising these styles intellectually.We tend to think that "everything has improved" in modern times, with modern technologies and sensibilities; yet the wonderful, smart, stylish, hand-rendered examples presented in this book show that modern designers could do very well to study the disciplines of the past... starting with the books of Heller & Fili.Highly recommended. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A wonderful collection *by R***E on Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2014* I am so pleased to have purchased this book. It is full of page after page of inspiring work. It's like a google image search for vintage ephemera, printed and bound - only you get 100% accuracy in your search results! The cover makes it seem like it's all going to be a singular era of shadow type, but inside covers many eras and styles that make use of this. I actually had never noticed so much shadow type in the vintage graphics that i love until I saw many of those examples in this book - like the ubiquitous french credit receipt. If you are inspired by a blast of visual examples (instead of instruction or scientific/detailed histories) you will love this 1-1/2" tome. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautiful collection *by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2015* A beautiful book. I should have gotten the hard copy, as the spine is very tight on the paperback and some of the visual is cut off in the center of the book. To be clear, this isn't a how-to-letter book, but a collection of stunning hand lettered pieces. So inspiring, and I've turned to it again and again when starting a new piece. I made the piece in the photo by referencing an alphabet in the book. -Made By Marzipan, letterist --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pt/products/90221743-shadow-type-classic-three-dimensional-lettering](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/90221743-shadow-type-classic-three-dimensional-lettering) --- *Product available on Desertcart Portugal* *Store origin: PT* *Last updated: 2026-04-23*