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An edition of Designing type (2005)

Designing Type

Second Edition

  • 5.0 (3 ratings)
  • 126 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 3 Have read

"This book explains the processes and issues of designing type. Author Karen Cheng discusses issues of structure, optical compensation, and legibility, with special emphasis given to the often overlooked relationships between letters and shapes in a font." "The book is illustrated with numerous diagrams that demonstrate visual principles and letter construction, ranging from informal progress sketches to final type designs and diagrams. A wide range of classic and modern typefaces is analyzed, including those from many premier contemporary type foundaries. Introductory essays and diagrams emphasize the history of type, the primary systems of typeface classification, the two main proportional systems for type, the parts of a letter, the effects of new technology on design methodology, the optical illusions that affect density and balance in letterforms, and the differences in form between basic serif typestyles. The book provides detailed guidelines for creating serif and sans serif letters, numbers, punctuation, and accents."--Jacket.

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Cover of: Designing Type
Designing Type
2020, Yale University Press
in English
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Designing Type: Second Edition
2020, King Publishing, Laurence
in English
Cover of: Designing Type
Designing Type
2019, King Publishing, Laurence
in English
Cover of: Designing Type
Designing Type
April 3, 2006, Yale University Press
Paperback in English
Cover of: Designing type
Designing type
2006, Laurence King
in English
Cover of: Anatomie der Buchstaben
Anatomie der Buchstaben: Basiswissen für Schriftgestalter
2006, Hermann Schmidt
Hardcover in German
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Designing type
2005, Yale University Press
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Z250.C4 2020

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OL30165242M
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