A View of Early Typography: Up To About 1600

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A View of Early Typography has long been regarded as the classic text on the production and use of type in the first 150 years of printing. By focusing on type, Harry Carter goes to the heart of design, the point at which the material processes of printing meet the intellectual concerns of publishers and the nature of the texts they publish. Among the topics covered: the diversity of letterforms (blackletter, roman, italic, and more); the tensions between Latin and … More >>

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Working With Computer Type: Color & Type

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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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The Fundamentals of Typography

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A beautiful, incisive introduction to the use of type
* Packed with great examples from leading design studios
* Introduces students to type and offers inspiration for working creatives The Fundamentals of Typography offers an overview plus incisive insight into the use of type and stunning examples sure to inspire typographers and designers in the field. A comprehensive introduction to the history of typography, typographic detailing in practice, and… More >>

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