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The Resource Typographic design : form and communication, Rob Carter, Ben Day, Philip Meggs
Typographic design : form and communication, Rob Carter, Ben Day, Philip Meggs
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The item Typographic design : form and communication, Rob Carter, Ben Day, Philip Meggs represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Boston University Libraries.This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
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The item Typographic design : form and communication, Rob Carter, Ben Day, Philip Meggs represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Boston University Libraries.
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- Summary
- "An in-depth survey of the design process ... included are ... case studies of recent projects by prominent designers, discussion of the impact of advanced technology upon design, a carefully illustrated survey of legibility research, and hundreds of type specimens ... richly illustrated with 446 figures, diagrams, and ... examples of typographic design"--Back cover
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- ix, 262 pages
- Note
- Includes index
- Contents
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- The evolution of typography
- From the origins of writing to Gutenberg's invention of movable type
- Typography from Gutenberg to the nineteenth century
- The nineteenth century and the Industrial Revolution
- Typography in the twentieth century
- The anatomy of typography
- Letterforms analyzed
- The typographic font
- Basic classification of typefaces
- Typographic measurement
- The type family
- Syntax and communication
- Typographic syntax
- Visual hierarchy
- Typographic space
- ABA form
- The typographic grid
- The typographic message
- Verbal/visual equations
- Function and expression
- Legibility
- Distinguishing characteristics of letters
- The nature of words
- Capital and lowercase letters
- Interletter and interword spacing
- Type size, line length, and interline spacing
- Weight
- Character width
- Italics
- Color combinations
- Justified and unjustified typography
- Paragraphs and indentations
- Legibility and the grid
- Typographic technology
- Hand composition
- Linotype
- Monotype
- Ludlow
- Phototypesetting
- Display photographic typesetting
- Digital typesetting
- Typographic design education
- Generation of a typographic sign from a gestural mark
- Letter/digit configurations
- Urban letterform studies
- Inventing sign systems
- Letterform analysis
- Interpretive compositions
- Repetition and pattern making
- Typography and image transformations
- Visual organization and grid structures
- Typographic variations through changing parameters
- Experimental compositions with found typography
- Poem and news combinations
- Typographic cubes
- Calendar typography
- Interpretive typography: form and content
- Typeface history posters
- Type specimen book page
- Alphabet letterpress book
- Symphony posters
- Type chronology booklet
- Thematic exhibition posters
- Graphic itinerary
- Case studies in typographic design
- The NASA visual identity system
- An exhibition catalog for Fluxus Etc.
- The redesign of the Minneapolis Tribune
- Permutations in a title-page design
- Typographic film titles
- The periodical format for Nautical Quarterly
- Type specimens
- Old style
- San serif
- Transitional
- Modern
- Egyptian
- Display fonts
- Text column specimens
- Glossary
- Copyfitting
- Character count table for text type specimens
- Suggested working methods in typographic design
- Proofreader's marks
- A chronology of typeface designs
- Isbn
- 9780442261665
- Label
- Typographic design : form and communication
- Title
- Typographic design
- Title remainder
- form and communication
- Statement of responsibility
- Rob Carter, Ben Day, Philip Meggs
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "An in-depth survey of the design process ... included are ... case studies of recent projects by prominent designers, discussion of the impact of advanced technology upon design, a carefully illustrated survey of legibility research, and hundreds of type specimens ... richly illustrated with 446 figures, diagrams, and ... examples of typographic design"--Back cover
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Carter, Rob
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- Z253
- LC item number
- .C32 1985
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Day, Ben
- Meggs, Philip B
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Printing
- Graphic design (Typography)
- Graphic arts
- Codes typographiques
- Maquettes (Industries graphiques)
- Arts graphiques
- Graphic arts
- Graphic design (Typography)
- Printing
- Design
- Typographie
- Label
- Typographic design : form and communication, Rob Carter, Ben Day, Philip Meggs
- Note
- Includes index
- Bibliography note
- Bibliography: p. 254-257
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The evolution of typography -- From the origins of writing to Gutenberg's invention of movable type -- Typography from Gutenberg to the nineteenth century -- The nineteenth century and the Industrial Revolution -- Typography in the twentieth century -- The anatomy of typography -- Letterforms analyzed -- The typographic font -- Basic classification of typefaces -- Typographic measurement -- The type family -- Syntax and communication -- Typographic syntax -- Visual hierarchy -- Typographic space -- ABA form -- The typographic grid -- The typographic message -- Verbal/visual equations -- Function and expression -- Legibility -- Distinguishing characteristics of letters -- The nature of words -- Capital and lowercase letters -- Interletter and interword spacing -- Type size, line length, and interline spacing -- Weight -- Character width -- Italics -- Color combinations -- Justified and unjustified typography -- Paragraphs and indentations -- Legibility and the grid -- Typographic technology -- Hand composition -- Linotype -- Monotype -- Ludlow -- Phototypesetting -- Display photographic typesetting -- Digital typesetting -- Typographic design education -- Generation of a typographic sign from a gestural mark -- Letter/digit configurations -- Urban letterform studies -- Inventing sign systems -- Letterform analysis -- Interpretive compositions -- Repetition and pattern making -- Typography and image transformations -- Visual organization and grid structures -- Typographic variations through changing parameters -- Experimental compositions with found typography -- Poem and news combinations -- Typographic cubes -- Calendar typography -- Interpretive typography: form and content -- Typeface history posters -- Type specimen book page -- Alphabet letterpress book -- Symphony posters -- Type chronology booklet -- Thematic exhibition posters -- Graphic itinerary -- Case studies in typographic design -- The NASA visual identity system -- An exhibition catalog for Fluxus Etc. -- The redesign of the Minneapolis Tribune -- Permutations in a title-page design -- Typographic film titles -- The periodical format for Nautical Quarterly -- Type specimens -- Old style -- San serif -- Transitional -- Modern -- Egyptian -- Display fonts -- Text column specimens -- Glossary -- Copyfitting -- Character count table for text type specimens -- Suggested working methods in typographic design -- Proofreader's marks -- A chronology of typeface designs
- Dimensions
- 28 cm
- Extent
- ix, 262 pages
- Isbn
- 9780442261665
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 85000667
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)11622078
- (OCoLC)ocm11622078
- Label
- Typographic design : form and communication, Rob Carter, Ben Day, Philip Meggs
- Note
- Includes index
- Bibliography note
- Bibliography: p. 254-257
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The evolution of typography -- From the origins of writing to Gutenberg's invention of movable type -- Typography from Gutenberg to the nineteenth century -- The nineteenth century and the Industrial Revolution -- Typography in the twentieth century -- The anatomy of typography -- Letterforms analyzed -- The typographic font -- Basic classification of typefaces -- Typographic measurement -- The type family -- Syntax and communication -- Typographic syntax -- Visual hierarchy -- Typographic space -- ABA form -- The typographic grid -- The typographic message -- Verbal/visual equations -- Function and expression -- Legibility -- Distinguishing characteristics of letters -- The nature of words -- Capital and lowercase letters -- Interletter and interword spacing -- Type size, line length, and interline spacing -- Weight -- Character width -- Italics -- Color combinations -- Justified and unjustified typography -- Paragraphs and indentations -- Legibility and the grid -- Typographic technology -- Hand composition -- Linotype -- Monotype -- Ludlow -- Phototypesetting -- Display photographic typesetting -- Digital typesetting -- Typographic design education -- Generation of a typographic sign from a gestural mark -- Letter/digit configurations -- Urban letterform studies -- Inventing sign systems -- Letterform analysis -- Interpretive compositions -- Repetition and pattern making -- Typography and image transformations -- Visual organization and grid structures -- Typographic variations through changing parameters -- Experimental compositions with found typography -- Poem and news combinations -- Typographic cubes -- Calendar typography -- Interpretive typography: form and content -- Typeface history posters -- Type specimen book page -- Alphabet letterpress book -- Symphony posters -- Type chronology booklet -- Thematic exhibition posters -- Graphic itinerary -- Case studies in typographic design -- The NASA visual identity system -- An exhibition catalog for Fluxus Etc. -- The redesign of the Minneapolis Tribune -- Permutations in a title-page design -- Typographic film titles -- The periodical format for Nautical Quarterly -- Type specimens -- Old style -- San serif -- Transitional -- Modern -- Egyptian -- Display fonts -- Text column specimens -- Glossary -- Copyfitting -- Character count table for text type specimens -- Suggested working methods in typographic design -- Proofreader's marks -- A chronology of typeface designs
- Dimensions
- 28 cm
- Extent
- ix, 262 pages
- Isbn
- 9780442261665
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 85000667
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)11622078
- (OCoLC)ocm11622078
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