Typography, Referenced
eBook - PDF

Typography, Referenced

A Comprehensive Visual Guide to the Language, History, and Practice of Typography

  1. 400 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Typography, Referenced

A Comprehensive Visual Guide to the Language, History, and Practice of Typography

About this book

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 design

—Historical developments from Greek lapidary letters to the movie Helvetica

—Landmark designs turning single letters into typefaces

—Definitions of essential type-specific language, terms, ideas, principles, and processes

—Ways technology has influenced and advanced type

—The future of type on the web, mobile devices, tablets, and beyond

In 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.

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Yes, you can access Typography, Referenced by Jason Tselentis,Allan Haley,Richard Poulin,Tony Seddon,Gerry Leonidas,Ina Saltz,Kathryn Henderson,Tyler Alterman in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Diseño & Diseño general. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Contents
  4. Introduction
  5. Type History and Timeline
  6. Type Design and Development
  7. Type Classification and Identification
  8. Type Designers
  9. Type Foundries
  10. Typefaces and Specimens
  11. Typographic Principles
  12. Contemporary Usage: Designing with Type
  13. Typography Terminology and Language
  14. Type Management
  15. Type-Specific Resources
  16. Bibliography
  17. About the Authors
  18. Contributors
  19. Image Credits
  20. Index