
Lessons in Typography
Must-know typographic principles presented through lessons, exercises, and examples
Jim Krause(Author)
New Riders (Publisher)
Published on 16. July 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-13-399355-4 (ISBN)
Description
Get hands on with type in this lesson-based addition to Jim Krause's popular new Creative Core series on design fundamentals. In Lessons in Typography, you'll learn the basics of identifying, choosing, and using typefaces and immediately put that knowledge to work through a collection of exercises designed to deepen and expand your typographic skills.
After a crash course in type terminology, you're encouraged to walk the talk with lessons and exercises on creating type-based logos, crafting personal emblems, choosing and using the right fonts for layouts, designing your own fonts, fine-tuning text like a professional, hand lettering, and more. Krause uses practical advice, humor, and page after page of visual examples to give you a complete education in designing with type that you can read in a matter of hours and continue to learn from over the course of your career.
In Lessons in Typography, you'll learn how to:
Identify and discuss fonts like a design professional
Choose and combine fonts effectively for use in your projects and layouts
Create monograms and logos using existing typefaces and custom-built letterforms
Modify fonts to meet your design's specific needs
Space letters properly using tracking, kerning, and leading and create eye-pleasing layouts
Lessons in Typography is the third book in the New Riders Creative Core series, which provides instruction on the fundamental concepts and techniques that all designers must master to become skilled professionals. Additional titles in the series include Visual Design and Color for Designers.
After a crash course in type terminology, you're encouraged to walk the talk with lessons and exercises on creating type-based logos, crafting personal emblems, choosing and using the right fonts for layouts, designing your own fonts, fine-tuning text like a professional, hand lettering, and more. Krause uses practical advice, humor, and page after page of visual examples to give you a complete education in designing with type that you can read in a matter of hours and continue to learn from over the course of your career.
In Lessons in Typography, you'll learn how to:
Identify and discuss fonts like a design professional
Choose and combine fonts effectively for use in your projects and layouts
Create monograms and logos using existing typefaces and custom-built letterforms
Modify fonts to meet your design's specific needs
Space letters properly using tracking, kerning, and leading and create eye-pleasing layouts
Lessons in Typography is the third book in the New Riders Creative Core series, which provides instruction on the fundamental concepts and techniques that all designers must master to become skilled professionals. Additional titles in the series include Visual Design and Color for Designers.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
690 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-399355-4 (9780133993554)
Schweitzer Classification
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Lessons in Typography
Must-know typographic principles presented through lessons, exercises, and examples
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Jim Krause
Lessons in Typography
Must-know typographic principles presented through lessons, exercises, and examples
E-Book
06/2015
1st Edition
New Riders
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Available for download
Person
Jim Krause has worked as a designer and illustrator since 1982. His clients have included Microsoft, Boeing, Seattle Schools, Washington Apples, and dozens of others. His first book, Idea Index, was published in 1999 and immediately became the best-selling art/design-related title at HOW Books. Krause is the creator and author of the New Riders Creative Core series, which includes Visual Design: Ninety-five things you need to know. Told in Helvetica and Dingbats and Color for Designers: Ninety-five things you need to know when choosing and using colors for layouts and illustrations. Krause lives and works in Bellingham, Washington.
Content
1. The Terminology of Type
2. The Art of the Letter
3. Working With Words
4. Multi-Word Presentations
5. Text and Layouts
Glossary
Index
2. The Art of the Letter
3. Working With Words
4. Multi-Word Presentations
5. Text and Layouts
Glossary
Index