Dictionary of the Illegible

Dictionary of the Illegible is a multidisciplinary survey of illegibility as a cultural and visual phenomenon, ranging from Albrecht Durer to Doctor Who and across art, design, literature, and popular culture. Published by Source Type, the volume approaches illegibility not as a failure of communication but as a subject with its own history, aesthetics, and meaning, examining the ways unreadability has been deployed, celebrated, and theorized across centuries and disciplines.

The book is designed for readers in art history, graphic design, and visual studies with an interest in the boundaries between legibility and its opposite.