The Complete Manual of Typography
Title | The Complete Manual of Typography PDF eBook |
Author | James Felici |
Publisher | Adobe Press |
Pages | 374 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Design |
ISBN | 9780321773265 |
This book is about how type should look and how to make it look that way--in other words, how to set type like a professional. It explains in practical terms how to use today's digital tools to achieve the secret of good design: well set type. An essential reference for anyone who works with type: designers, print production professionals, and corporate communications managers can go to straight to the index to find focused answers to specific questions, while educators and students can read it as a text book from cover to cover.
The Complete Manual of Typography
Title | The Complete Manual of Typography PDF eBook |
Author | James Felici |
Publisher | Adobe Press |
Pages | 390 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Computers |
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This title presents the history, concepts and how-tos of type-setting, presented in easily digestible chunks indexed for quick reference. Step-by-step instructions explain the mechanical processes behind aesthetically pleasing pages.
Book Typography
Title | Book Typography PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Mitchell |
Publisher | |
Pages | 452 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Book design |
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Books depend on good design to communicate. This practical guide to typography explains the principles of good design, why they exist and when and how to put them into practice.
Handbuch Der Typografie
Title | Handbuch Der Typografie PDF eBook |
Author | Giambattista Bodoni |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Editing |
ISBN | 9783836505536 |
The origin of the ubiquitous typeface Celebrated printer and type designer Giambattista Bodoni set the standard for printing the alphabet with his Manuale Tipografico (1818). The two-volume set--published posthumously in a limited edition of 250--features 142 sets of roman and italic typefaces, a wide selection of borders, ornaments, symbols, and flowers, as well as Greek, Hebrew, Russian, Arabic, Phoenician, Armenian, Coptic, and Tibetan alphabets. Official printer for the Duke of Parma, Bodoni (1740-1813) declared that well-designed type derived its beauty from four principles: uniformity of design, sharpness and neatness, good taste, and charm. His typefaces display an unprecedented degree of technical refinement, and epitomize purity and grace. The culmination of more than four decades of work, the Manuale Tipografico represents one of history's greatest typographical achievements. The Bodoni typeface is still widely used even today, both in digital media and in print, and TASCHEN's meticulous reprint of Bodoni's masterwork gives readers a rare opportunity to explore the origins of the Bodoni typeface and learn about its creator.
Just My Type
Title | Just My Type PDF eBook |
Author | Simon Garfield |
Publisher | Profile Books |
Pages | 352 |
Release | 2010-10-21 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 1847652921 |
Just My Type is not just a font book, but a book of stories. About how Helvetica and Comic Sans took over the world. About why Barack Obama opted for Gotham, while Amy Winehouse found her soul in 30s Art Deco. About the great originators of type, from Baskerville to Zapf, or people like Neville Brody who threw out the rulebook, or Margaret Calvert, who invented the motorway signs that are used from Watford Gap to Abu Dhabi. About the pivotal moment when fonts left the world of Letraset and were loaded onto computers ... and typefaces became something we realised we all have an opinion about. As the Sunday Times review put it, the book is 'a kind of Eats, Shoots and Leaves for letters, revealing the extent to which fonts are not only shaped by but also define the world in which we live.' This edition is available with both black and silver covers.
The Complete Typographer
Title | The Complete Typographer PDF eBook |
Author | Will Hill |
Publisher | Prentice Hall |
Pages | 190 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Art |
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This hands-on design guide helps readers build a foundation for the development of an individual typographic sensibility by providing a brief outline of the evolution of type, an introduction to the language and terminology of type and type setting, fundamental rules and conventions of professional practice, and key decisions on type selection and page layout. More typefaces are now readily available to a wider public than at any time in the past–this book presents a basis for the confident and informed exploration of a rich and vivid medium that continues to play a fundamental role in human communication.A directory of typefaces places the major type categories and typefaces into their historical context, introducing some key examples of excellence in contemporary type design as well as identifying the fundamental values that have sustained the continued use of classic typefaces over the last 500 years of print history.A guide for aspiring designers, typographers, graphic artists, desktop publishers, and advertising production people who want to sharpen their attention to detail and develop a sensitive typographical eye.
Typography
Title | Typography PDF eBook |
Author | Emil Ruder |
Publisher | |
Pages | 273 |
Release | 1967-01-01 |
Genre | Printing |
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