The computer has made some typographic rules obsolete while others, previously known only to typesetters, have also been forgotten. Despite this, typography remains a fundamental element of graphic design. About Face presents and explains the typography basics required by all graphic designers, from the names of the different parts of characters, typeface styles and their function, to type measurement, typeface families and type manipulation on the computer. It also looks at typography at work and features a wealth of applied examples by leading designers from around the world, who use, and considerably extend, the rules to create effective, communicative design.
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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.
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In an era when many books about typography principles focus on the ins and outs of specific computer programs, here is a beautiful book for beginners that focuses on principles, theory, and examples.Not as densely written as Bringhurst's classic "Elements" book, this book nonetheless has the advantage of being more quickly scannable, and it features many spreads that present actual book designs at full size or nearly so, giving a very tactile look to the book. Other concepts about leading, word spacing, letterforms, and so on are presented with large visual displays specifically constructed by the author. I would recommend this book for beginning graphic design students or for libraries interested in visual arts literacy.
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This review is from: About Face: Reviving the Rules of Typography (Paperback)
This book isn't really what I was hoping for. It talks more about the history of type and letter form. I was hoping for more ways to play with type and ideas for how to do it.
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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 Primer for Designers: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students 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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