1000 Fonts
Book
Paperback/Softback
512 pages
978-0-7112-2849-8 (ISBN)
Description
The fast way to a font that functions. By organizing fonts into categories by their major aspects of function, 1000 Fonts offers a fast way to find a typeface for the project at hand. Each font is marked with a range of icons that instantly identify its salient and supplementary features, with cross-references to direct you toward suitable alternatives. The book also contains a wealth of beautiful examples of fonts in action to demonstrate exactly how your selection of font will perform in practice. It includes: * Informative captions explaining the history and development of each font, its main features and functions. * Detailed profiles of notable font designers. * A comprehensive glossary of typographical terms. * An exhaustive list of resources, including type foundry contact information.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing PLC
Product notice
With flaps
Illustrations
250 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 200 mm
Width: 150 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7112-2849-8 (9780711228498)
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Persons
Bob Gordon has experience in a wide range of graphic design including magazines, publishing, promotion and exhibition, the print and reprographics industry, and as a consultant for the British Government. Currently a senior lecturer at the University of Brighton and a visiting lecturer at Kingston University, he also runs a freelance design consultancy. His published work includes Making Digital Type look Good and The Complete Guide to Digital Graphic Design, in collaboration with Maggie Gordon.
Content
Introduction 6The functional aspects of fonts: readability; voice; color; tasks and special features.Icons and cross-references. How to use the book, how it is structured.How the Book Works 8Serif Text 10Serif text fonts: Small x-heightsSerif text fonts: Large x-heightsSerif text fonts: Typewriter/slab serifs/EgyptiansSerif text fonts: Narrow and economicalSerif text fonts: Space greedySerif text fonts: Expert setsSans Serif Text 210Sans Serif text fonts: general sans serif fontsSans Serif text fonts: Large family sanaSans Serif text fonts: Sans serif and sans combosSans Serif text fonts: HumanistsSans Serif text fonts: Useful ItalicsSans Serif text fonts: Non aligning numeral fontsDisplay 310Display fonts: Extended facesDisplay fonts: Condensed facesScripts 360Scripts: Copperplate/engraved variantsScripts: Handwriting variantsScripts: Copperplate/engraved variantsScripts: Comic stripScripts: Signage/display/brushBillboard/Poster 410Sans serifSerifEgyptian/woodletter styleMono Spaced 420Other than typewriter, those that have a fixed common character widths.Useful for simple display systems, and, error free, optical character recognitionsituations.Screen 430Web-friendlyPixel constructed fontsIn-Line & Stencils 440Single width strokes or broken strokes as usually associated with stencilling.Ornamentals 450A range of ornamental options.Symbols & Dingbats 460A range of symbols, dingbats, and wingdings.Fun Fonts 470These are in great abundance and only a small selection is shown here.Illustrative Fonts 480A range of illustrative fonts.Font designer biographies 490Glossary 498Resources 504Font Index 506Acknowledgements 512