Typography Pocket Essentials
Alastair Campbell · Alistair Dabbs
Feb 2014 · Hachette UK
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About this ebook
Typography is the most ubiquitous of the graphic arts, with all of us now having access to innumerable fonts and the typographic tools that can, in the right hands, lift any text from the mundane to the beautiful.
Opening with an overview of the history of the art, Typography Pocket Essentials introduces the key principles and techniques of typography, and presents 200 of the most useful and important fonts, making it a handy primer and essential reference guide all rolled into one.
- Learn the rich history of the art, from Gutenberg to Neville Brody and beyond
- Master the principles of effective typography and create beautiful documents yourself
- 200 key fonts are profiled for easy reference and rapid selection
Opening with an overview of the history of the art, Typography Pocket Essentials introduces the key principles and techniques of typography, and presents 200 of the most useful and important fonts, making it a handy primer and essential reference guide all rolled into one.
- Learn the rich history of the art, from Gutenberg to Neville Brody and beyond
- Master the principles of effective typography and create beautiful documents yourself
- 200 key fonts are profiled for easy reference and rapid selection
About the author
Alastair Campbell founded the Ilex Press and was its Publisher for 13 years. He has lectured extensively throughout Europe on design, typography and illustration, and holds the coveted MacUser (U.S.) "Eddy" award for the Best New Graphic Resource, won by his mapping software Mountain High Maps. Alastair is also the author of numerous books on graphic design such as The New Designer's Handbook and The Digital Designer's Bible.
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