Basics Typography 03: Understanding Type - Softcover

Harkins, Michael

 
9782940411825: Basics Typography 03: Understanding Type

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Packed with in-depth case studies and inspiring examples of type in different contexts, Understanding Type arms graphic design students with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions about type.

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Michael Harkins was a director with a successful graphic design company before returning to education to teach full-time. He is a passionate advocate of the development of typographic study within graphic design and is currently working towards a PhD at Central Saint Martins, London, researching contemporary processes of text typeface design. He has been invited to talk at conferences internationally and his work has also been published and exhibited internationally. Michael is is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and is course leader for MA Graphic Design at the University of Portsmouth, UK.

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AVA Acdemia's Basics Typography titles are deigned to provide visual arts students with a theoretical and practical exploration of each of the key topics within the discipline of typography. Packed with examples from students and professionals and fully illustrated with clear diagrams and inpiring imagery, they offer an essential exploration of the subject.

Basics Typography: Understanding Type aims to help readers understand the elements of type in order to put this knowledge to use in design projects. The book is about looking closer at what most take for granted, and offers an illuminating insight into this key area of visual communication.

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