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Fonts surround us every day, on street signs and buildings, on movie posters and books, and on just about every product that we buy. Bu where do fonts come from and why do we need so many? Who is behind the businesslike subtlety of Times New Roman, the cool detachment of Arial, or the maddening lightness of Comic Sans (and the movement to ban it)? Simon Garfield embarks on a mission to answer these questions and more, and reveal what may be the very...
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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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1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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A documentary about typography, graphic design and global visual culture, which looks at the proliferation of one typeface as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives.
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