The non-designer's type book : insights and techniques for creating professional-level type / Robin Williams.
2006
Z250.7 .W55 2006 (Mapit)
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Title
The non-designer's type book : insights and techniques for creating professional-level type / Robin Williams.
Author
Williams, Robin, 1953-
Edition
2nd ed.
ISBN
0321303369 (pbk.)
9780321303363 (pbk.)
9780321303363 (pbk.)
Publication Details
Berkeley, Calif. : Peachpit Press, ©2006.
Language
English
Description
239 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Call Number
Z250.7 .W55 2006
Summary
"In these pages, Robin Williams uses her straightforward and lighthearted style to define the principles that govern type - as well as the logic behind those principles. On your way to creating effective print pages, you learn not just what looks best, but why." "Each short chapter explores a different type principle or technique. Hundreds of examples illustrate the subtle details that make the difference between amateur and sophisticated, professional use of type." "Whether you are a Mac user or a Windows user, a type novice or an experienced graphic designer, you will find inspiration and direction for the typographic quandaries and conundrums you might encounter!"--Jacket
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Includes index.
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Table of Contents
What is typography, anyway?
A brief history of type
Readability and legibility
Punctuation
Expert type
Spacing
Details
Special effects
Typographic choices
Glossary of type terms
Other info
App. A. Listen to your eyes
App. B. Font and product vendors
App. C. Special characters.
A brief history of type
Readability and legibility
Punctuation
Expert type
Spacing
Details
Special effects
Typographic choices
Glossary of type terms
Other info
App. A. Listen to your eyes
App. B. Font and product vendors
App. C. Special characters.