The visual dictionary of typography [electronic resource] / Gavin Ambrose & Paul Harris.
By: Ambrose, Gavin [author.]
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Contributor(s): Harris, Paul.
Publisher: Lausanne ; London : AVA Academia, c2010Description: 288 p. : ill. (chiefly col.).ISBN: 9782940439522 (e-book).Subject(s): Graphic design (Typography) -- Terminology -- Dictionaries | Technology | Industrial chemistry & manufacturing technologies | Typography & lettering | Reference worksGenre/Form: Electronic books.Online resources: View this item online Also available in printed form ISBN 9782940411184Summary: This dictionary presents a comprehensive guide to the many and varied terms used within typography. From abstraction to x-height and Blackletter to Widow, more than 250 common typography terms are explained with concise definitions, and accompanied by historical and contemporary illustrations. The Visual Dictionary of Typography is a guide to the many and varied terms used within typography. Arranged alphabetically from abstraction to x-height and blackletter to widow, each term is explained and contextualized with illustrations. More than 250 typographical terms are included. From practical terms such as accents, bitmap and classification to movements and styles such as constructivism, De Stijl, modernism and Swiss typography, this book contains both modern terminology and traditional terms still in current usage. The Visual Dictionary of Typography is an easy-to-use reference that will prove invaluable to anyone interested in typography and graphic design.
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Includes index.
This dictionary presents a comprehensive guide to the many and varied terms used within typography. From abstraction to x-height and Blackletter to Widow, more than 250 common typography terms are explained with concise definitions, and accompanied by historical and contemporary illustrations. The Visual Dictionary of Typography is a guide to the many and varied terms used within typography. Arranged alphabetically from abstraction to x-height and blackletter to widow, each term is explained and contextualized with illustrations. More than 250 typographical terms are included. From practical terms such as accents, bitmap and classification to movements and styles such as constructivism, De Stijl, modernism and Swiss typography, this book contains both modern terminology and traditional terms still in current usage. The Visual Dictionary of Typography is an easy-to-use reference that will prove invaluable to anyone interested in typography and graphic design.
Also available in printed form ISBN 9782940411184
Electronic reproduction. Askews and Holts. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
