Kategoria BISAC: Design >> Graphic Arts - Typography

As the use of computerized information continues to proliferate, so does the need for a writing method suited to this new medium. In "Writing for the Computer Screen," Hillary Goodall and Susan Smith Reilly call attention to new forms of information display unique to computers. The authors draw upon years of professional experience in business and education to present practical computer display techniques. This book examines the shortfalls of using established forms of writing for the computer where information needed in a hurry can be buried in a cluttered screen. Such problems can be...

On the basis of a mere handful of issues, "The Dolphin and The Fleuron" established an international reputation among professionals, scholars, and booklovers with an interest in fine bookmaking and the history of printing, illustration, and typography. Although the collected issues may be found in library collections, no complete listing of their contents has been available until now. Jeanne Somers' comprehensive index fills this gap, providing access in four separate sections to authors and titles, illustrations, subjects, and advertisements.

Font is the ultimate graphic design tool for designers. This visual source book and accompanying CD includes a vast collection of fonts and their applications, and provides inspiration for artists. Fontology is an engaging reference for creatives and anyone interested in the story of type and visual culture.

Letters: Building an Alphabet with Art and Attitude
by Peter N Liptak (illustrated by Lynn Tsan)

ABC - Do you Dot a D?

An Alphabet Apart
In Letters, the art and poetry of the English alphabet comes alive through rhythm and rhyme in philosophically charged verse. Much can be learned about a people by the language they use, but what can be said of the letters of that language? This playful treatise on the English alphabet explores the art and philosophy of some letters as they gained form in one...

Die Autoren beschreiben aus Herstellersicht betriebswirtschaftliche, technische und technologische Aspekte der Prozessintegration in der Printmedien-Industrie auf Basis des Job Definition Formats. Es ist eine umfassende Darstellung der Thematik, die auf ersten Praxiserfahrungen von Herstellern, Instituten und Anwendern beruht. Entscheidern der Printmedien-Industrie wird mit diesem Buch ein Rahmen fur Investitionsentscheidungen in Software und deren Implementierung geliefert. Das Buch zeichnet sich durch seine einfache Sprache mit zahlreichen Begriffserlauterungen, Praxisbeispielen,...

• Dozens of sidebars and step-by-step descriptions walk readers through the design process in the same order actual projects are implemented
• Content progresses from planning through execution

The Anatomy of Type is the ultimate stylistic guide to the intricacies and design of 100 indispensable typefaces. A delightful, colorful, and visual reference guide created by Stephen Coles and Tony Seddon--two acknowledged pros in the font design world--The Anatomy of Type was developed with typographers, graphic designers, and font geeks in mind, graphically and visually expanding on the current font-mania initiated by Simon Garfields's Just My Type.

Fonts surround us every day, on street signs and buildings, on movie posters and books, and on just about every product that we buy. But where do fonts come from and why do we need so many? Who is behind the businesslike subtlety of Times New Roman, the cool detachment of Arial, or the maddening lightness of Comic Sans (and the movement to ban it)? Simon Garfield embarks on a mission to answer these questions and more, and reveal what may be the very best and worst fonts in the...