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The typographic medium / Kate Brideau.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Brideau, Kate, author.
Series:
History and foundations of information science.
History and foundations of information science
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Graphic design (Typography).
Graphic design (Typography)--History.
Type and type-founding.
Type and type-founding--History.
Physical Description:
1 online resource
Place of Publication:
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2021]
Summary:
"Explores typography as a medium that we understand very little, even as we consume vast amounts of information through it"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction
The Battle of Form & Function
Typography is Shape
The Typographic Skeleton
Type's Outer Limit
Relational Shapes
Why Am I a Triangle?
Glossary of Typefaces & Type Systems.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
ISBN:
0-262-36562-6
0-262-36563-4
OCLC:
1256586368

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