The Designer's Dictionary of Type - Hardcover

Adams, Sean

 
9781419737183: The Designer's Dictionary of Type
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 141973718X ISBN 13: 9781419737183
Verlag: Abrams & Chronicle, 2019

Inhaltsangabe

The Designer s Dictionary of Type follows in the footsteps of The Designer s Dictionary of Color, providing a vivid and highly accessible look at an even more important graphic design ingredient: typography. From classic fonts like Garamond and Helvetica, to modern-day digital fonts like OCR-A and Keedy Sans, author and designer Sean Adams demystifies 48 major typefaces, describing their history, stylistic traits, and common application. Adams once again provides eye-catching illustrated examples, this time showcasing the beauty and expressiveness of typography, as employed by the world s greatest designers. Organized by serif, sans-serif, script, display, and digital typefaces, this book will be a vital guide for designers, teachers, or students looking to gain a foundational understanding of the art, practice, and history of typography.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Sean Adams is a founding partner of the award-winning design firm AdamsNorioka and is cited as one of the 40 most important people shaping design internationally. In addition to being AIGA national president, Adams directs the graphic design program at the Art Center College of Design. Adams is the author of The Designer’s Dictionary of Color. He lives and works in Los Angeles.
 


Sean Adams is a founding partner of the award-winning design firm AdamsNorioka and is cited as one of the 40 most important people shaping design internationally. In addition to being AIGA national president, Adams directs the graphic design program at the Art Center College of Design. Adams is the author of The Designer’s Dictionary of Color. He lives and works in Los Angeles.


Sean Adams is a founding partner of the award-winning design firm AdamsNorioka, and is cited as one of the 40 most important people shaping design internationally. In addition to being AIGA national president, Adams directs the graphic design program at the Art Center College of Design. Sean is the author of The Designer’s Dictionary of Color. He lives and works in Los Angeles.
 

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The Designer’s Dictionary of Type follows in the footsteps of The Designer’s Dictionary of Color, providing a vivid and highly accessible look at an even more important graphic design ingredient: typography. From classic fonts like Garamond and Helvetica, to modern-day digital fonts like OCR-A and Keedy Sans, author and designer Sean Adams demystifies 48 major typefaces, describing their history, stylistic traits, and common application. Adams once again provides eye-catching illustrated examples, this time showcasing the beauty and expressiveness of typography, as employed by the world’s greatest designers. Organized by serif, sans-serif, script, display, and digital typefaces, this book will be a vital guide for designers, teachers, or students looking to gain a foundational understanding of the art, practice, and history of typography.

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Verlag
Abrams & Chronicle
Erscheinungsdatum
2019
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
141973718X
ISBN 13 
9781419737183
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
256
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