Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students/ Ellen Lupton

By:

Lupton,Ellen

Language: eng. Publication details: Princeton Architectural Press, 2010. New York;Edition: Second, Revised ans expended editionDescription: 224 pISBN:

9781568989693

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

686.22 LUP-T

Contents:

LETTER : -- Humanism and the body -- Enlightenment and abstraction -- Monster fonts -- Reform and revolution -- Type as program -- Type as narrative -- Back to work -- Anatomy -- Size -- Scale -- Type classification -- Type families -- Superfamilies -- Capitals and small capitals -- Mixing typefaces -- Numerals -- Punctuation -- Ornaments -- Lettering -- Logotypes and branding -- Typefaces on screen -- Bitmap typefaces -- Typeface design -- Exercise : Modular letterforms -- Font formats -- Font licensing ; -- TEXT : -- Errors and ownership -- Spacing -- Linearity -- Birth of the user -- Kerning -- Tracking -- Exercise : space and meaning -- Line spacing -- Alignment -- Exercise : alignment -- Vertical text -- Enlarged capitals -- Marking paragraphs -- Captions -- Hierarchy -- Exercise : hierarchy -- Exercise : long lists ; -- GRID : -- Grid as frame -- Dividing space -- Grid as program -- Grid as table -- Return to universals -- Golden section -- Single-column grid -- Multicolumn grid -- Modular grid -- Exercise : modular grid -- Data tables -- Exercise : data tables ; -- APPENDIX : -- Spaces and punctuation -- Editing -- Editing hard copy -- Editing soft copy -- Proofreading -- Free advice.

Summary: Completely revised and expanded, the second edition of Thinking with Type provides even more examples, exercises, and useful information than the first edition, published in 2004, which was quickly recognized as an essential design tool. A blank page or screen confronts the designer with fundamental questions. What kind of typeface to use? How big? How should those letters, words, and paragraphs be aligned, spaced,

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LETTER : --
Humanism and the body --
Enlightenment and abstraction --
Monster fonts --
Reform and revolution --
Type as program --
Type as narrative --
Back to work --
Anatomy --
Size --
Scale --
Type classification --
Type families --
Superfamilies --
Capitals and small capitals --
Mixing typefaces --
Numerals --
Punctuation --
Ornaments --
Lettering --
Logotypes and branding --
Typefaces on screen --
Bitmap typefaces --
Typeface design --
Exercise : Modular letterforms --
Font formats --
Font licensing ; --
TEXT : --
Errors and ownership --
Spacing --
Linearity --
Birth of the user --
Kerning --
Tracking --
Exercise : space and meaning --
Line spacing --
Alignment --
Exercise : alignment --
Vertical text --
Enlarged capitals --
Marking paragraphs --
Captions --
Hierarchy --
Exercise : hierarchy --
Exercise : long lists ; --
GRID : --
Grid as frame --
Dividing space --
Grid as program --
Grid as table --
Return to universals --
Golden section --
Single-column grid --
Multicolumn grid --
Modular grid --
Exercise : modular grid --
Data tables --
Exercise : data tables ; --
APPENDIX : --
Spaces and punctuation --
Editing --
Editing hard copy --
Editing soft copy --
Proofreading --
Free advice.

Completely revised and expanded, the second edition of Thinking with Type provides even more examples, exercises, and useful information than the first edition, published in 2004, which was quickly recognized as an essential design tool. A blank page or screen confronts the designer with fundamental questions. What kind of typeface to use? How big? How should those letters, words, and paragraphs be aligned, spaced,

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