Typography / Gavin Ambrose, Paul Harris.
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TextSeries: Basics designPublisher: London : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Edition: 2nd editionDescription: 200 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 23 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781474225281 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Graphic design (Typography) | Type and type-founding | Technology | TechnologyDDC classification: 686.2'2 Summary: Typography is the most effective tool that graphic designers use to express ideas and convey a message. The ability to choose the right typeface for the right job, to design readable and legible pages, and to marry type and image to create visually compelling results are skills that every designer must master. This book introduces the student to the basic principles of typography with clear examples from international practitioners, interviews with designers and typographers, plus exercises to reinforce the concepts covered.
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Previous edition: Lausanne: AVA Publishing, 2005.
Includes index.
Typography is the most effective tool that graphic designers use to express ideas and convey a message. The ability to choose the right typeface for the right job, to design readable and legible pages, and to marry type and image to create visually compelling results are skills that every designer must master. This book introduces the student to the basic principles of typography with clear examples from international practitioners, interviews with designers and typographers, plus exercises to reinforce the concepts covered.
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