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Type Spaces examines pages of books printed and published by Aldus Manutius in Venice around 1500. By measuring the word-spaces, author Peter Burnhill discerns a system of measurement at work and comes up with the surprising suggestion that this printing shows a unified system of dimensions: of type size, of “leading” or line-increment, of line length, and of text area. He argues that the exceptional figures of Manutius and his punchcutter, Francesco Griffo, used a … More >>
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Working with Computer Type: Color and Type is a handsome, full-color guide that provides digital artists with many examples of successful combinations of color and type. The book first teaches color-related concepts such as hue, value, and saturation, and then explores the issues of color contrast. Almost half of the text is dedicated to displaying colored text on colored backgrounds with primary, secondary, tertiary, monochromatic, and achromatic colors. These… More >>
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