The Directory of EU Trade and Professional Associations and their Information 2nd edition

The European Union is known for many things, but not for the quality of the publications it spawns. The cover of this book is smart enough and the paper white, but the page layout is execrable. Determining the type size tested the limits of my books on typography; calling it 6‐point is generous, and with four columns of small box‐like directory entries spread over the width of an A4 page, each page had the appearance of those now‐obsolete microcards. But the book is better than it looks: closer acquaintance (closer in more than one sense) brought respect. This is a...