Design Elements, Typography Fundamentals
A Graphic Style Manual for Understanding How Typography Affects Design
Published on 1. June 2012
160 pages
978-1-61058-400-5 (ISBN)
Description
Explore the fundamentals of typography with this practical new guide. An instructional reader rather than historical survey, Design Elements: Typography Fundamentals uses well-founded, guiding principles to teach the language of type and how to use it capably. Designers are left with a solid ground on which to design with type. Limitless potential for meaningful and creative communication exists-this is the field guide for the journey!
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Beverly
United States
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Illustrations
300
File size
22,51 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-61058-400-5 (9781610584005)
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Kristin Cullen
Design Elements, Typography Fundamentals
A Graphic Style Manual for Understanding How Typography Affects Design
Book
06/2012
Rockport Publishers
€43.51
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Person
Kristin Cullen teaches graphic design at the University of Cincinnati and has also taught at the University of Illinois and the Rhode Island School of Design. For years, she worked as a designer at award-winning Chicago design firms, where she created a wide range of communication materials. She lives in Cincinnati, OH. http://www.kristincullen.com
Content
- Cover
- Title
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1
- TYPE IN CONTEXT
- Definition and Function
- In Practice
- 2
- ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS
- Anatomy and Terminology
- 3
- ON TYPEFACES
- Categories of Type
- Selection Considerations
- In Combination
- 4
- TYPESETTING FACTORS
- Space and Spacing
- Alignments and Paragraphs
- Hierarchy
- Aesthetic Tailoring
- 5
- STRUCTURE
- Baseline Alignment
- Grid Systems
- Alternate Methods
- Appendices
- Readings
- Contributors
- Image Credits
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- X
- Z
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
