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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
Gavin Ambrose; Paul Harris |
ISBN: | 9782940411764 294041176X |
OCLC Number: | 751824368 |
Notes: | Previous edition: 2006. |
Description: | 192 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm. |
Contents: | Type and language : The alphabet ; Early printing ; 1800s ; The Arts and Crafts Movement ; The early twentieth century ; 1950s ; 1960s ; 1970s ; 1980s ; 1990s ; Graphic design since 2000 -- A few basics : Typefaces and fonts ; Typeface anatomy ; Relative and absolute measurements ; X-height ; Basic terminology ; Majuscule and minuscule ; Set width ; The baseline grid ; The Golden Section ; The Fibonacci sequence ; Dividing the page ; Standard paper sizes ; The page: how we read -- Letterforms : Type families ; Typeweight variations ; Frutiger's grid ; Types of serif ; Fractions ; Superscript and subscript ; Numerals ; Diacritical marks ; Punctuations ; Drop and standing capitals ; Dashes ; Character spacing ; Expert sets and special characters ; Small capitals ; Ligatures, diphthongs and sans serif logotypes ; Italic and oblique ; Type classification systems ; Newspaper text faces -- Words and paragraphs : Calculating line lengths ; Kerning ; Automated kerning tables ; Alignment ; Word spacing, hyphenation and justification ; Type detailing ; Leading ; Indents ; Indexes -- Using type : Hierarchy ; Colour ; Surprint, overprint, knockout and reverse ; Printing and type realization ; Type on screen ; Grids and fonts ; Generating type ; Vectors and rasters ; Legibility and readability ; Texture ; Type as image ; Concrete poetry, typograms, Trompe l'œil and calligrammes ; Humour ; Environmental typography ; Vernacular ; Appropriation ; Ownership -- Conclusion -- Glossary. |
Series Title: | AVA academia. |
Responsibility: | Gavin Ambrose, Paul Harris. |
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Very useful book, the anatomy of typography graphics were used as mandatory course material. Great list of resources in the back, extremely detailed captions and comments. All around a fantastic book. * Irina Lee, State University of New York at Farmingdale, USA * A great introduction book on typography. The book itself has excellent typography! * Hao Chen, University of Wisconsin-Platteville, USA * A good introduction to principles and fundamental practices. * Corrado Morgana , University of Wales, Newport, UK * Fundamentals of Typography offers a comprehensive look at basic typography concepts, discusses typographic history and its present-day uses, and takes a look at the future of typography. * Dynamic Graphics magazine * Read more...


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