Design: Type
A Seductive Collection of Alluring Type Designs
Published on 1. September 2012
272 pages
978-1-61058-423-4 (ISBN)
Description
Featuring a curated collection of about 500 exquisite designs, along with essays from top designers about the essence and importance of good typography in design, Design/Type is an insightful resource filled with mini-workshops that dissect several featured projects and highlight the effectiveness of the type treatments. The first in a new series, this informative sourcebook offers the best of typography in practice and is an essential resource for students and professionals alike.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Beverly
United States
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Illustrations
500+ color photos
ISBN-13
978-1-61058-423-4 (9781610584234)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Book
09/2012
Rockport Publishers
€57.14
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Persons
Paul Burgess is a web designer based in Brighton, UK. He spent 20 years as creative director at some of London's fastest growing agencies, and is now principal of Burge Agency (http://www.burgeagency.com). Paul has a multi-disciplined and integrated approach to design and creative campaigns, successfully working for some of the world's biggest (and smallest) brands. Visit him online at http://iampaulburgess.co.uk.
Tony Seddon's longstanding career as a graphic designer has taken him from his native Cornwall, via London and several publishing companies, to East Sussex where he now works as a freelance designer and writer. He has authored and co-authored multiple books, including Graphic Design for Non-designers; Art Directing Projects for Print; and Thou Shall Not Use Comic Sans. Visit him online at http://www.tonyseddon.com.
Tony Seddon's longstanding career as a graphic designer has taken him from his native Cornwall, via London and several publishing companies, to East Sussex where he now works as a freelance designer and writer. He has authored and co-authored multiple books, including Graphic Design for Non-designers; Art Directing Projects for Print; and Thou Shall Not Use Comic Sans. Visit him online at http://www.tonyseddon.com.
Content
- Cover
- Title
- Dedication
- Contents
- Design:Type. An introduction
- 1 Minimal:Type
- Less is so much more
- Blok Design: PAR
- Sensus Design Factory Zagreb: First Shot 2010
- Magma Brand Design: Fonts in Focus
- 2 Ragged:Type
- Breaking the rules
- Wonksite Studio: mySHELF
- Magma Brand Design: Slanted Magazine
- Brigada: Typotecture
- 3 Free-form:Type
- Embracing imperfection
- 344 Design: 344 Questions
- Jay Roeder: Blink 182
- Imagine: Cake Liberation Front
- 4 Traditional:Type
- New traditionalism
- I Love Dust: Choice Cuts
- Voice: Longview Vineyard
- Bethany Heck: The Eephus League
- Contributor Index
- About the author
