Shaping text / Jan Middendorp.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Middendorp, Jan, 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Graphic design (Typography).

Layout (Printing).

Physical Description:

175 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm

Edition:

[2014 edition].

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam [Netherlands] : BIS Publishers, 2014.

Summary:

Showing a wide range of examples from first-rate designers across the world, this book examines why and how typographic designs work well in a given context. It starts by looking at graphic products in print, on the screen and in the environment and examines the constituting elements, including type, image, layout and colour.

Contents:

Introduction: Culture, communication, typography

Ways of reading

Typographic detail

Design strategies and concepts

Organising and planning

Knowing and selecting type

Type and technology.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 174) and index.

ISBN:

9789063692230

9063692234

OCLC:

927178606