Typography, Referenced is the single most comprehensive volume covering every aspect of typography that any design student, professional designer, or design aficionado needs to know today.In these pages, you'll find:Thousands of illustrated examples of contemporary usage in designHistorical developments from Greek lapidary letters to the movie HelveticaLandmark designs turning single letters into typefacesDefinitions of essential type-specific language, terms, ideas, principles, and processesWays technology has influenced and advanced typeThe future of type on the web, mobile devices, tablets, and beyondIn short, Typography, Referenced is the ultimate source of typographic information and inspiration, documenting and chronicling the full scope of essential typographic knowledge and design from the beginnings of moveable type to the present golden age of typography.
A Comprehensive Visual Guide to the Language, History, and Practice of Typography
Hardback
Publication Date: 01/02/2012
Typography, Referenced was named to the 2013 Outstanding Reference Sources List, an annual handpicked list from the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA, a division of the American Library Association) of the most noteworthy reference titles published in 2012.
Typography, Referenced is the single most comprehensive volume covering every aspect of typography that any design student, professional designer, or design aficionado needs to know today.In these pages, you'll find:Thousands of illustrated examples of contemporary usage in designHistorical developments from Greek lapidary letters to the movie HelveticaLandmark designs turning single letters into typefacesDefinitions of essential type-specific language, terms, ideas, principles, and processesWays technology has influenced and advanced typeThe future of type on the web, mobile devices, tablets, and beyondIn short, Typography, Referenced is the ultimate source of typographic information and inspiration, documenting and chronicling the full scope of essential typographic knowledge and design from the beginnings of moveable type to the present golden age of typography.
Typography, Referenced is the single most comprehensive volume covering every aspect of typography that any design student, professional designer, or design aficionado needs to know today.In these pages, you'll find:Thousands of illustrated examples of contemporary usage in designHistorical developments from Greek lapidary letters to the movie HelveticaLandmark designs turning single letters into typefacesDefinitions of essential type-specific language, terms, ideas, principles, and processesWays technology has influenced and advanced typeThe future of type on the web, mobile devices, tablets, and beyondIn short, Typography, Referenced is the ultimate source of typographic information and inspiration, documenting and chronicling the full scope of essential typographic knowledge and design from the beginnings of moveable type to the present golden age of typography.
- ISBN:
- 9781592537020
- 9781592537020
- Category:
- Typography & lettering
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
- 01-02-2012
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Rockport Publishers Inc.
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 400
- Dimensions (mm):
- 229x261x30mm
- Weight:
- 1.54kg
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