The Visual Dictionary of Typography
eBook - PDF

The Visual Dictionary of Typography

  1. 288 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Visual Dictionary of Typography

About this book

The Visual Dictionary of Typography is a guide to the many and varied terms used within typography. Arranged alphabetically from abstraction to x-height and blackletter to widow, each term is explained and contextualized with illustrations. More than 250 typographical terms are included. From practical terms such as accents, bitmap and classification to movements and styles such as constructivism, De Stijl, modernism and Swiss typography, this book contains both modern terminology and traditional terms still in current usage. The Visual Dictionary of Typography is an easy-to-use reference that will prove invaluable to anyone interested in typography and graphic design.

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Information

Publisher
AVA Publishing
Year
2010
Print ISBN
9782940411184
eBook ISBN
9782940439522
Edition
1
Topic
Design
Subtopic
Typography

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. How to get the most out of this book
  5. Introduction
  6. Contents
  7. The Dictionary
  8. A
  9. B
  10. C
  11. D
  12. E
  13. G
  14. H
  15. I
  16. K
  17. L
  18. M
  19. N
  20. O
  21. P
  22. Q
  23. R
  24. S
  25. T
  26. U
  27. V
  28. W
  29. X
  30. The Details
  31. The Timeline
  32. Conclusion
  33. Acknowledgements
  34. Index of Synonyms and Cross References
  35. Back Cover