A critical guide for designers, writers, editors and students.

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An analysis of letter forms, from Garamond and Bembo to the design and manufacture of sans-serif and newspaper type.

Describes how type should look and how to make it look that way; in other words, how to set type like a professional. This book explains in practical terms how to use computerized tools to achieve that secret of good design: well-set type. It is useful reference for anyone who works with type.

Appropriate for introductory courses on print publishing, desktop publishing, typography, or document production, this book provides students with simple, logical principles for using type to produce professional documents. Some of the topics include: real vs. generic quotation marks, the correct use of en and em dashes, tabs, indents, and more.

Providing information and images, this is a useful tool for those interested in learning about typography. This title aims to provide access to lessons from distinguished typographers around the world through a web site.

This work presents a wealth of complete alphabets with graphics from avant-garde modernist publications of the early 20th century. Capricious and unpredictable, it obeys no rules, confuses categories and takes liberties.

Suitable for typography educators, this book discusses graphic design and is supported by a Web site that contains resources for students and professors.

Type is the bridge between writer and reader, between thought and understanding. This book treats typography as a measure of history. It is a guide through the history of letters and a study of their power. From fashion through propaganda and the development of mass literacy, it shows how typography has changed our world.

This is a comprehensive compendium of modern, up-to-date information illuminating the design, construction and usage of alphabets and symbols for graphic designers and other practitioners of the typographic arts.

A Catalog of Type. Fantastic illustrated guide to contemporary hand drawn typography.

Presents information on type, which is the cornerstone of graphic design. This book offers a variety of other content, including choosing fonts, sizes and colours, as well as incorporating text and illustrations and avoiding common mistakes in text usage.

Providing grounding for readers of all levels, from students to professionals, this structured text takes the reader through the aspects of typography, from the history of language and writing systems to the invention of movable type and the evolution of the digital systems. It also helps using type as a meaningful element of design in all media.

Eric Gill, who died in 1940, was among the greatest English artist-craftsmen of the 20th century: a typographer and lettercutter of genius, and a master in the art of sculpture and wood-engraving. In this biography, the problems and contradictions of Gill the man and Gill the artist are examined.

This text examines the many ways in which the letters of the alphabet have been assigned value in many key systems over two millennia. The book also presents the more general history of lettering, printing and calligraphy, providing an informative guide for art and cultural historians.

A collection featuring one of the most innovative and controversial of contemporary graphic designers. Carson's career is documented with emphasis on his desire to forge a new aesthetic. This extended edition includes new illustrations and a discussion of the concept of the end of print.

A guide full of practical hints to help build the confidence of graphics and typography students. Its aim is to bring the reader to the point where they understand the basic principles of typography and to strengthen the designer's eye through informed, direct observation.

The computer has made some typographic rules obsolete while others, previously known only to typesetters, have also been forgotten. Despite this, typography remains a fundamental element of graphic design.

The Principles of Organizing Type. The underlying concepts of grid system organization and the interrelationship of typographical elements.