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| Typography is an important design element for graphic designers. From logos to newsletters, typography is used as a means of communication and as an art form. Therefore, designers need to know how to select and arrange type for readability and aethetics. They should have an understanding of the function and application of typography. It is also helpful to be a little familiar with the history and construction of letterforms. Graphic designers should keep current on the trends in the use of type. Some helpful books on typography and type reference books are listed below. |
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Adobe Type Library Reference Book
A must-have for every graphic designer. An indispensable reference to Adobe's revolutionary OpenType Fonts (font files that work on both Mac and Windows platforms). Displays the characters of each typeface, plus contains useful reference charts with standard expert character sets for Windows and Mac OS. BUY / ORDER INFO: |
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Typographically Speaking: The Art of Matthew Carter
In a career that has spanned more than 40 years, Matthew Carter designed many of the typefaces that we see every day in and on publications, books, signs, and screens. Carter's celebrated typefaces include such stalwarts as Galliard, Mantinia, and Verdana. In 1975, he created the now-pervasive Bell Centennial specifically for use in phone books. Publications including Sports Illustrated, Wired, and the Washington Post, along with cultural institutions such as the Walker Arts Center and The Victoria & Albert Museum, have all commissioned Carter fonts. BUY / ORDER INFO: |
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The New Typography: A Handbook for Modern Designers
Since its initial publication in Berlin in 1928, Jan Tschichold's The New Typography has been recognized as the definitive treatise on book and graphic design in the machine age. From theoretical discussions of typography in the age of photography and mechanical standardization to practical considerations in design of business forms, this book remains essential reading. BUY / ORDER INFO: |
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The Elements of Typographic Style
On amazon's list of best sellers This well-written book is concerned foremost with creating beautiful typography and is essential for professionals who regularly work with typographic designs. Author Robert Bringhurst writes about designing with the correct typeface; striving for rhythm, proportion, and harmony; choosing and combining type; applying kerning and other type adjustments to improve legibility; and adding special characters. BUY / ORDER INFO: |
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The Non-Designer's Type Book: Insights and Techniques for Creating Professional-Level Type
This latest addition to Robin Williams' Non-Designer's series, this book not only defines the principles governing type but explains the logic behind them so readers can understand and see what looks best and why. BUY / ORDER INFO: |
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Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works, Second Edition
On amazon's list of best sellers A unique, entertaining, and educational tour through the most basic unit of human communication: type. A perennial seller since 1993, it draws in the reader with its beautiful design and layout, making liberal use of illustrations and photographs. The author explains in everyday terms what type is and how you can use it to enhance legibility, meaning, and aesthetic enjoyment. BUY / ORDER INFO: |
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Typography 23: Annual of the Type Directors Club
Typography 23, the only annual devoted exclusively to typography, presents the finest work in this field for 2001. Selected from approximately 2,500 international submissions, the 158 winning designs displayed in this reference are models of excellence and innovation in the use of type. BUY / ORDER INFO: Also available: |
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A Typographic Workbook: A Primer to History, Techniques, and Artistry
To help you gain a deeper understanding of the effects produced by various fonts and typographic techniques, designer Kate Clair takes you on a fascinating tour of the innovative potential of type. Extensive visual examples illustrate the use of type as an expressive communication tool. BUY / ORDER INFO: |
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Texts on Type: Critical Writings on Typography
No designer can ignore the principles of typography, and yet there is hardly any class that provides students with a solid groundwork for it. "Texts on Type" is a powerful springboard for everybody seriously involved in typography, whether from the motion picture, book publishing or fine arts arenas. BUY / ORDER INFO: |
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Type & Typography
The definitive guide for every designer who works with type and layout. A roadmap that helps you navigate among the bewildering variety of typefaces available, as well as scores of no-fail techniques for using type as a meaningful design element. BUY / ORDER INFO: |
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The Complete Manual of Typography
About how type should look and how to make it look that way; in other words, how to set type like a professional. It releases the craft knowledge that used to reside almost exclusively in the heads of people working in type shops. The shops are gone, the technologies have changed, but the goal remains the same. This book explains how to use today's computerized tools to achieve that secret of good design: well-set type. BUY / ORDER INFO: |
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