Typography

The Evolution of Type takes the reader on a journey through the development of type design and typographic style from the mid-15th century to the present day, by way of 100 typefaces. Chosen to represent the key elements of style and form used by the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789462084407Author Gerard UngerFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint NAI PublishersPublisher Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAi Uitgevers/Publishers)

Take your design work to the next level with Making and Breaking the Grid: A Graphic Design Layout Workshop (Third Edition), the essential easy-to-use guide for designers working in every medium. With over 150,000 copies in print, this new edition makes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486261553Author Dan X. SoloFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 310gDimensions(mm)...

The ease with which we can choose a typeface today is something we take for granted, but it is possible only because of the tremendous amount of labor of the Bentons. The ease with which we can choose a typeface today from a plethora of options to fit...

Since its initial publication in Berlin in 1928, Jan Tschichold's "The New Typography" has been recognized as the definitive treatise on book and graphic design in the machine age. First published in English in 1995, with an excellent introduction by...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789083270616Author Johanna DruckerFormat PaperbackPage Count 36Imprint Set Margins' publicationsPublisher Set Margins' publications

Balancing Social, Professional, and Artistic Views What does it mean to be a designer in today's corporate-driven, overbranded global consumer culture? Citizen Designer, Second Edition, attempts to answer this question with more than seventy...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780957664951Author Rian HughesFormat PaperbackPage Count 576Imprint Korero PressPublisher Korero Press

Riding the wave of lettering enthusiasm that's only grown over the past year, this new workbook by a master artist with 170k Instagram followers will be 2018's go-to lettering book for instruction and inspiration. Chrystal Elizabeth's unique brush...

As a result of globalization and increased interaction across countries and cultures, multilingualism is becoming increasingly important all around the world. Script, as the most important conveyor of confirmation, plays a major role in this development...

How design students learn sustainably How do I teach design? Why is listening so important? What can we learn from other disciplines and cultures and from each other? Answers to these and other questions are offered by Sven Ingmar Thies and his 24...

In this book, learn the basic know-how and techniques for traditional calligraphy through four classic alphabets: Foundational Hand, Italic Hand, Uncial Hand and one form of Gothic Hand. These styles are essential first steps into the world of lettering,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Winner of the Most Outstanding Design category from the 2016 Outstanding Books of the Year awards, sponsored by Independent Publisher. 2016.Book InformationISBN...

Illuminated addresses were at their most popular in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. They are books, scrolls or certificates presented to individuals, often in celebration of a distinguished service or event. Typically they are...

Fiesta: Branding and Identity of Festivals is a compilation of remarkable branding designs and campaigns for a variety of renowned festivals from around the world. The festivals examined span the worlds of music, cinema, design, gastronomy, culture, and...

A humorous and incisive analysis of the basic tenets of typography and how to turn them on their heads, this book will appeal to the conformist and the non-conformist in everyone - not just the newcomer to design. One side of this sharp-witted, cleverly...

Creative professionals seeking the fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe InDesign choose Adobe InDesign CC Classroom in a Book (2018 release) from Adobe Press. The 15 project-based step-by-step lessons show users the key techniques for...

An essential resource to using contemporary typefaces for effective communication Type is the handwriting of the 21st century, lending its expressive voice to the language of all written communication. Type Speaks is the first book to explore type as...

With the rise of digital technology as a design tool and its acceptance as simply part of the tool chest for today's design studios, there has been a re-evaluation and return to exploring pre-digital typography. Design studios no longer flaunt their...

Hand lettering is making a comeback, bursting out of its graphic-design bubble and finding a mainstream via collecting social media sites like Instagram and Pinterest. The avid interest in hand lettering seemingly goes hand in hand with the weariness...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783721210316Author Robert SteinmullerFormat PaperbackPage Count 532Imprint Niggli VerlagPublisher Niggli VerlagWeight(grams) 860g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780464213680Author Matej LatinFormat PaperbackPage Count 226Imprint BlurbPublisher BlurbWeight(grams) 413gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 15mm

How were the first fonts made? Who invented italics? When did we work out how to print in colour? Many of the standard features of printed books were designed by pioneering typographers and printers in the latter half of the fifteenth century...

Once you have learnt the fundamentals of typography, there is still a wealth of knowledge to grasp to really become a master in the art and craft of working with type. In Advanced Typography, expert practitioner and instructor Richard Hunt goes beyond...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262048569Author Steven SkaggsFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143169574Author Ted BishopFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint PlumePublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Mid-Century Type is a fascinating visual exploration of how, during the middle decades of the last century, the typographer became an independent, influential contributor to a fast-developing technological world of communications. The years after the...

Type Tricks: Layout Design is the follow-up to Type Tricks and the second book in the trilogy of user manuals about typography related matters. The first book was about type design, the second book is about type layout and the final book will be about...

In full color, with over 750 images to enhance and clarify the concepts, this thought-provoking resource is for graphic designers, professors, and students.This Third Edition, wholly revised and updated with essays on design thinking by seven industry...

Today letterpress is in revival and widely used in books, posters, bespoke stationery like invitations, name cards, letterheads and so on. Letterpress designers like Alan Kitching or Jesus Morentin crave out their names in the computer-generated design...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780957261044Author Tony NourmandFormat HardbackPage Count 350Imprint Reel Art PressPublisher Reel Art Press

Since the 1970s Wolfgang Weingart has exerted a decisive influence on the international development of typography. In the late 1960s he instilled creativity and a desire for experimentation into the ossified Swiss typographical industry and reflected...

A revered classic of American design delights anew with the freshness and ingenuity of its approach Bradbury Thompson (1911-1995) remains one of the most admired and influential graphic designers of the twentieth century, having trained a generation of...

Typeface combinations don't always work together naturally. For an experienced designer, the process becomes largely intuitive after years of practice, but even seasoned professionals sometimes struggle to come up with the perfect typeface pairing. It's...

Calligraphy and lettering, in chalk! Chalk art and lettering are all around: on menu boards at a favorite local coffee shop, brightening sidewalk easels at street fairs, and in lively artwork found in the home. Chalk art and lettering pros Amanda Arneill...

Junk Type is a project driven by the passion of one man to document a disappearing aspect of American culture. Bill Rose aka Recapturist is a photographer and designer who has spent the last decade traveling across America looking for junkyards, yard...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783721210071Author Demian ConradFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Niggli VerlagPublisher Niggli VerlagWeight(grams) 160g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486243665Author Dan X. SoloFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 329gDimensions(mm)...

Type Tricks: User Design is a dissemination of the author's research into typeface legibility. What to consider when choosing fonts in difficult reading situations including signage, small point sizes, glance-like reading or scanning? But also...