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Author Cullen, Kristin.

Title Design elements typography fundamentals : a graphic style manual for understanding how typography affects design / Kristin Cullen.

Publication Info. Beverly, MA : Rockport, 2012.

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Description 1 online resource (160 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Design elements
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 148-151) and index.
Summary "Explore the fundamentals of typography with this practical new guide. An instructional reader rather than historical survey, Design Elements: Typography Fundamentals uses well-founded, guiding principles to teach the language of type and how to use it capably. Designers are left with a solid ground on which to design with type. Limitless potential for meaningful and creative communication exists--this is the field guide for the journey!"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents ""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""1""; ""TYPE IN CONTEXT""; ""Definition and Function""; ""In Practice""; ""2""; ""ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS""; ""Anatomy and Terminology""; ""3""; ""ON TYPEFACES""; ""Categories of Type""; ""Selection Considerations""; ""In Combination""; ""4""; ""TYPESETTING FACTORS""; ""Space and Spacing""; ""Alignments and Paragraphs""; ""Hierarchy""; ""Aesthetic Tailoring""; ""5""; ""STRUCTURE""; ""Baseline Alignment""; ""Grid Systems""; ""Alternate Methods""; ""Appendices""; ""Readings""; ""Contributors""; ""Image Credits""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""
""D""""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Z""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Author""
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Subject Graphic design (Typography)
Graphic design (Typography)
Type and type-founding.
Type and type-founding.
Typesetting.
Typesetting.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: 1592537677 (DLC) 2012020595
ISBN 9781610584005 (electronic book)
1610584007 (electronic book)
1299928625 (e-book)
9781299928626 (e-book)
1592537677
9781592537679