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An at-a-glance reference book for designers on all aspects of type. Presents information on type -- the cornerstone of graphic design -- through hundreds of real-life projects showing successful, well-crafted usage of type. Also offers a variety of other content, including choosing fonts, sizes, and colors; incorporating text and illustrations; avoiding common mistakes in text usage; and teaching rules to live (and work) by.--From publisher description....
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505 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm
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English
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The process of visual communication and problem-solving through the use of typography, space, image, and colour informs the way we connect across languages and cultures. Compiled and written by a global team of experts, this book is international in its scope, celebrating the long, rich history of graphic design, from the first sample of movable type and the Nuremberg Chronicle of the fifteenth century to the cutting-edge magazines, posters, and ephemera...
3) Editing by design: for designers, art directors, and editors : the classic guide to winning readers
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viii, 247 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm
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1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 31 cm
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"How do you spell DOG? In this brand new collection of typographic doggy delights this award winning illustrator show you a whole new way to spell your best friend. Each picture is created using only the letters that spell each dog's name, and is partnered with a brief, amusing verse. The exact fonts used are provided in a key on each page to help readers find all the letter shapes and that spell each dog.
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"A graphic designer's search for inspiration leads to a cache of letters and the mystery of one man's fate during World War II. Seeking inspiration for a new font design in an antique store in small-town Stillwater, Minnesota, graphic designer Carolyn Porter stumbled across a bundle of letters and was immediately drawn to their beautifully expressive pen-and-ink handwriting. She could not read the letters -- they were in French -- but she noticed...
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