Typography, referenced : a comprehensive visual guide to the language, history, and practice of typography
(2012)

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PUBLISHED
[United States] : Rockport Publishers, 2012
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1 online resource

ISBN/ISSN
9781610582056 MWT15682015, 1610582055 15682015
LANGUAGE
English
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Typography, Referenced is the single most comprehensive volume covering every aspect of typography that any design student, professional designer, or design aficionado needs to know today. In these pages, you'll find: -Thousands of illustrated examples of contemporary usage in design -Historical developments from Greek lapidary letters to the movie Helvetica -Landmark designs turning single letters into typefaces -Definitions of essential type-specific language, terms, ideas, principles, and processes -Ways technology has influenced and advanced type -The future of type on the web, mobile devices, tablets, and beyond In short, Typography, Referenced is the ultimate source of typographic information and inspiration, documenting and chronicling the full scope of essential typographic knowledge and design from the beginnings of moveable type to the present "golden age" of typography

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