The Little book of Lots of Sudoku- Morgan Thomas

Source: Fed-ex on University Drive book display
Typeface Classification: There is a diversity of serif italic, small caps serif, and hand done illustrative type
What is it?:  "The Little book of Lots of Sudoku" The introduction is by Will shorts.  St Martins Pr Special is the publisher.  The title says it all.  There is just a bunch of sudoku in this.
Analyze the Piece:  There are sudoku books in every book store, but none of the ones I have seen have the type treatment of "The Little Book of Lots of Sudoku".  The combination of the small caps and the italic serif type have a regal, elegant feel.  The type treatment also gives the words a certain Hierarchy.  The small caps are less important words and the italic typeface holds the weight of the title of the book.  The hand type for the word "lots" also has an interesting illustrative quality that is reminiscent of the Beatles yellow submarine movie.  This portrays the playfulness of puzzles and sudoku.
How will this influence my work?:  The hand type is absolutely refreshing.  I definitely would like to try making a bulky, detailed type for an up and coming poster project.  I never thought to do an Italic swash with small caps.  I need to work on hierarchy and this has given me inspiration to use typefaces with more options and are well designed.