An Initiation in Typography

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“Did you notice how picturesque the letter ‘Y’ is?” asks a poem by Victor Hugo. “That the letter ‘O’ stands for the sun or that the letter ‘Y’ stands for tree, glass or a fork in the road?” In this fascinating initiation into visual design and typography, the authors awaken readers’ curiosity page by page as they reveal
the magic of typography. Short, succinct texts introduce each topic, and typographical puzzles are presented with simple geometric shapes. The… More >>

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Glossary of Graphic Communications

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This up-to-date pocket guide is ideal for printers & publishing & graphic arts professionals who must communicate accurately with customers, suppliers & colleagues, covering the entire graphic communications field. This 3rd Edition includes in-depth coverage of today’s revolutionary technology. Paper. Amazon.com Review
This glossary defines more than 3,500 terms in the field of electronic publishing, making it a highly useful reference tool for graphi… More >>

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Book Typography

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This book examines the essential factors of a well designed book – attractive and suitable type, close spacing of words, reader-friendly format – and considers how maximum-quality typography (of books or of any text intended for continuous reading), consonant with traditional standards, can be achieved by users of present-day technology. Word-division, letter-space, punctuation, different styles of footnotes and endnotes, use of symbols and special characters, the n… More >>

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