Lettering & type creating letters and designing typefaces /

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Autor principal: Willen, Bruce, 1981-
Autor corporatiu: ebrary, Inc
Altres autors: Strals, Nolen, 1978-, Lupton, Ellen
Format: Electrònic eBook
Idioma:anglès
Publicat: New York : Princeton Architectural Press, c2009.
Edició:1st ed.
Col·lecció:Design briefs.
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Accés en línia:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Taula de continguts:
  • 1. Context : Legibility, context, and creativity ; A compressed history of the Roman alphabet
  • 2. Systems & type-ologies : Systems ; The ideal versus the practical ; Conceptual alphabets and lettering ; Writing, lettering, or type? ; Letter structure ; Type and lettering classification ; Exercise: fictional characters ; Book typefaces ; Display lettering and type
  • 3. Creating letters : Thinking before drawing ; The lettering process ; Foundations ; Exercise: flat-tipped pen ; Creating text letters and book type ; Modular letters ; Exercise: modular alphabet ; Screen fonts ; Handwriting ; Script lettering ; Casual lettering ; Distressed type ; Interview: Ken Barber
  • 4. Making letters work : Transforming type : Customizing type ; Turning type into lettering ; Exercise: modifying type ; Ligatures and joined letterforms ; Interview: Nancy Harris Rouemy
  • Lettering as image : The opaque word ; Interview: Shaun Flynn
  • Designing typefaces : Behind a face ; Character traits ; Letterform analysis ; Lowercase ; Uppercase ; Numerals ; Punctuation and accents ; Type families ; Spacing and kerning ; Setting text ; Interview: Christian Schwartz
  • Glossary.