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The basic rules of typography are introduced within the context of current electronic information technology, which has made some rules obsolete. However, typography remains a fundamental element of graphic design, and the basics required by all graphic designers are presented here.
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David Jury is editor of TypoGraphic, and Head of Graphic Design at Colchester Institute in the UK. He holds awards of excellence for his typographic work from the New York Type Club, the International Society of Typographic Designers, and ICOGRADA. He is author of the RotoVision book Letterpress. He lives and works in Essex, UK. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
The basic rules of typography are introduced within the context of current electronic information technology, which has made some rules obsolete. However, typography remains a fundamental element of graphic design, and the basics required by all graphic designers are presented here.
About the Author
David Jury is editor of TypoGraphic, and Head of Graphic Design at Colchester Institute in the UK. He holds awards of excellence for his typographic work from the New York Type Club, the International Society of Typographic Designers, and ICOGRADA. He is author of the RotoVision book Letterpress. He lives and works in Essex, UK. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Classifying type serves to clarify the often subtle differences between typefaces, and helps to explain why such changes occurred. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
standard word space, lining numerals, turned comma, optical centre, interline spacing, typographic design, uppercase characters, lowercase characters, letterpress printing, full point, type designer Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Times New Roman, Edward Johnston, Gill Sans, Herbert Spencer, London Transport, Max Bill, Anthony Froshaug, Jan Tschichold, Lund Humphries, Adrian Frutiger, Caslon Italic, John Baskerville, Mademoiselle Reve, Two Lines Great Primer, Walter Tracy New!
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Classifying type serves to clarify the often subtle differences between typefaces, and helps to explain why such changes occurred. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
standard word space, lining numerals, turned comma, optical centre, interline spacing, typographic design, uppercase characters, lowercase characters, letterpress printing, full point, type designer Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Times New Roman, Edward Johnston, Gill Sans, Herbert Spencer, London Transport, Max Bill, Anthony Froshaug, Jan Tschichold, Lund Humphries, Adrian Frutiger, Caslon Italic, John Baskerville, Mademoiselle Reve, Two Lines Great Primer, Walter Tracy New!
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- First Principles of Typography (Authors' and Printers' Guides) by Stanley Morison on page 93, page 148, and Back Matter
- Language and Typography by Cal Swann on page 139, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Bases for Effective Reading by Miles A. Tinker on page 67, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Mathematical Theory of Communication by Claude E Shannon on page 139, and Back Matter
- The Typographic Scene by Walter Tracy on page 64, and Back Matter
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- Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students (Design Briefs) by Ellen Lupton in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Getting it Right with Type: The Dos and Don'ts of Typography by Victoria Squire in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Anarchie der Zeichen: Grafik-Design von den Achtzigern bis heute (German Edition) by Rick Poynor in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Letterpress: New Applications for Traditional Skills by David Jury in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- No More Rules: Graphic Design and Postmodernism by Rick Poynor in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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