Type primer / John Kane

By:

Kane, John

Language: English Publication details: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2011. New Jersey:Description: x, 230 pISBN:

9780205066445

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

686.22 KAN-T

Contents:

Basics -- Describing letterforms -- The font -- Describing typefaces -- Measuring type -- Comparing typefaces -- Display typefaces -- Development -- A timeline -- Text typeface classification -- Letters, words, sentences -- Understanding letterforms -- Maintaining x-height -- Form/counterform -- Contrast -- Reinforcing meaning -- Making sentences, finding sense -- Type and color -- English is not Chinese -- Text -- Tracking : kerning and letterspacing -- Formatting text -- Texture -- Typing is not typesetting -- Leading and line length -- Kinds of proportion -- Components of the text page -- Placing text on a page -- Front matter, back matter -- Indicating paragraphs -- Highlighting text -- Headlines within text -- Widows and orphans -- Columnar organization -- Columnar layouts -- Cross-alignment -- Expressing hierarchy -- Tabular matter -- Type as image and information -- Grid systems -- Introduction -- An example -- Components of the grid -- A simple grid -- Grids at large scale -- Creating a grid for text -- Creating a grid for text and images.

Summary: A practical introduction to typography, this book analyzes the basic principles and applications of type.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Text/Reserve Book	Library, SPAB H-1	Non Fiction	686.22 KAN-T (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Rec. by Saurabh Tewari		010846

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Basics --
Describing letterforms --
The font --
Describing typefaces --
Measuring type --
Comparing typefaces --
Display typefaces --
Development --
A timeline --
Text typeface classification --
Letters, words, sentences --
Understanding letterforms --
Maintaining x-height --
Form/counterform --
Contrast --
Reinforcing meaning --
Making sentences, finding sense --
Type and color --
English is not Chinese --
Text --
Tracking : kerning and letterspacing --
Formatting text --
Texture --
Typing is not typesetting --
Leading and line length --
Kinds of proportion --
Components of the text page --
Placing text on a page --
Front matter, back matter --
Indicating paragraphs --
Highlighting text --
Headlines within text --
Widows and orphans --
Columnar organization --
Columnar layouts --
Cross-alignment --
Expressing hierarchy --
Tabular matter --
Type as image and information --
Grid systems --
Introduction --
An example --
Components of the grid --
A simple grid --
Grids at large scale --
Creating a grid for text --
Creating a grid for text and images.

A practical introduction to typography, this book analyzes the basic principles and applications of type.

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