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For designers, non-designers, and desktop publishers. Fine typography is timeless; typesetting technology may change, but there is only so much a good computer program can do. Using type creatively has more to do with aesthetics and common sense than it does with how the type is set, who sets it, or how much it costs. For guidance we can no longer look to the professional typographer for help; we are now the typographers.
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“Computers and Typography” bridges the gap between those in the field of computers and those concerned with typography. It sets out to raise awareness of the importance of letterforms and layout. The separate chapters, written by international specialists in their field, stress that the lessons learned in five centuries of printing are still relevant today, and should not be ignored. This is a valuable resource for all concerned with design and teaching, and everyon… More >>
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“A surprising and useful book full of information and indispensable to anyone involved in communicating ideas through typographic means”.–Milton Glaser, president, Milton Glaser, Inc”. TYPE & LAYOUT should be required reading before students are allowed to touch a computer”.–Dennis G. Martin, Ph.D., Professor of Communications, Brigham Young University…. More >>
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