The complete manual of typography : a guide to setting perfect type / James Felici ; [foreword by Frank Romano].
Felici, James, author.; Romano, Frank J., author of foreword.
2012
Z250 .F44 2012 (Mapit)
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Title The complete manual of typography : a guide to setting perfect type / James Felici ; [foreword by Frank Romano].
Author Felici, James, author.
Edition Second edition.
ISBN 9780321773265 (paperback)
0321773268 (paperback)
Published Berkeley, CA : Peachpit Press, [2012]
Copyright ©2012
Language English
Description xxii, 374 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Call Number Z250 .F44 2012
Alternate Call Number AN 34300
24,1
Dewey Decimal Classification 686.2/21
Summary Describes how type should look and how to make it look that way--in other words, how to set type like a professional. Felici explains in practical terms how to use today's digital tools to achieve the secret of good design: well set type. A reference for anyone who works with type: designers, print production professionals, and corporate communications managers can go to straight to the index to find focused answers to specific questions, while educators and students can read it as a text book from cover to cover. --From publisher description.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages [373]-374) and index.
Added Author Romano, Frank J., author of foreword.
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Part one. Typographic basics. The state of the art and how we got here
Units of typographic measurement
About typefaces
About fonts
The basics of using typefaces
Typesetting versus typewriting
Setting type on a personal computer
What makes good type good (and bad type bad).

Part two. How to set type. Measure, point size, and leading
Controlling hyphenation and justification
Kerning and tracking
Managing indention and alignment
Special characters and special situations
Document structures and typographic conventions
Tables
Language-specific issues
Typesetting with style sheets
Resolution issues : print, screen, and web
Part three. References. Glossary
Index
Further reading.

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