A typographic workbook : a primer to history, techniques, and artistry / Kate Clair, Cynthia Busic-Snyder
Imprint
Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2005
Edition
2nd ed
Descript
vi, 393 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm
CONTENT
Ancient writing systems -- Lettering during the roman empire and middle ages -- Renaissance typography and printing --Typography during colonization and industrialization -- Early twentieth-century typography -- Technology change the designer's role -- Contemporary typography and digital technology -- Character characteristics -- Type identification and classification -- Setting text type -- Selecting and combining fonts -- Organizing typographic compositions