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The Visual Dictionary of Typography (Visual Dictionaries) - Softcover

Ambrose, Gavin; Harris, Paul

 
9782940411184: The Visual Dictionary of Typography (Visual Dictionaries)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 2940411182 ISBN 13: 9782940411184
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

The Visual Dictionary of Typography is a guide to the many and varied terms used within typography. Arranged alphabetically from abstraction to x-height and blackletter to widow, each term is explained and contextualized with illustrations. More than 250 typographical terms are included. From practical terms such as accents, bitmap and classification to movements and styles such as constructivism, De Stijl, modernism and Swiss typography, this book contains both modern terminology and traditional terms still in current usage. The Visual Dictionary of Typography is an easy-to-use reference that will prove invaluable to anyone interested in typography and graphic design.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Gavin Ambrose is a practising graphic designer whose client base includes the arts sector, galleries, publishers and advertising agencies. He has written and designed several books on graphic design, branding and packaging. Paul Harris studied at the London College of Communication and has gone on to become a freelance writer and editor. His work has appeared extensively in magazines and journals on both sides of the Atlantic, including style bible Dazed & Confused.

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The Visual Dictionary of Typography is a comprehensive guide to the many and varied terms used within typography. From abstraction to x-height and Blackletter to Widow, this book will prove an invaluable resource to anyone interested in typography. More than 250 common typography terms are explained with concise definitions, accompanied by compelling historical and contemporary illustrations. Each term is explained and contextualised, giving the reader an enhanced understanding of typographic terminology.

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Verlag
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Erscheinungsdatum
2010
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
2940411182
ISBN 13 
9782940411184
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
288
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