How to create and use decorative type / Maggie Gordon & Eugenie Dodd.
1990
Z250.5.D57 G67 1990 (Mapit)
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How to create and use decorative type / Maggie Gordon & Eugenie Dodd.
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ISBN
0891343296
9780891343295
9780891343295
Publication Details
Cincinnati, Ohio : North Light Books, ©1990.
Language
English
Description
143 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Call Number
Z250.5.D57 G67 1990
Dewey Decimal Classification
686.2/24
Summary
Shows you how to embellish & enhance typography to create an individual touch of style that reinforces your message. A mastery of this difficult skill will enhance your graphic design. You start with an overview of typefaces & their personalities & learn how to manipulate them to create a mood & image that is just right for your project. Then you begin to explore letter forms as abstract shapes, playing with letter size & spacing. You ll learn how to create more dynamic designs by bringing type alive through the use of color & texture. And you ll learn how to give free-form expression & depth to words & text through the use of hand-drawn type.
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"A Quarto book"--Title page verso.
Includes index.
Includes index.
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