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Type & typography / Phil Baines & Andrew Haslam.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Laurence King, 2005.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 224 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781856694377:
  • 1856694372
Other title:
  • Type and typography
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 686.22
Contents:
[I. Definition -- Introduction -- What is typography] -- [II. Function] -- Language: the spoken system -- Language: the written system -- Grammar -- The lexicon -- Communication theories -- [III. Form] -- Towards a 26-letter alphabet -- Towards upper-and lower-case letters -- Classifying and describing typefaces --[ IV. Manufacture & design] -- Type is not lettering -- Hand punchcutting and movable metal type -- Mechanical punchcutting and composition of metal type -- Phototypesetting -- Beyond the physical: digital typesetting -- Designing type today -- [V. Structure] -- Approaches to design -- Designing with type in two dimensions -- From the ten elements to unified design -- Typography in time: film and new media -- [VI. Conventions] -- The styling of details within text -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Timechart of type designers -- App. 1. keyboard mapping for Macintosh -- App. 2. keyboard mapping for PC -- App. 3. who's who of designers mentioned in this book -- App. 4. ISO paper sizes.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
General Lending Wexford Campus Library Wexford General Lending 686.22 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 61254

CW088

CW038

Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-213) and index.

[I. Definition -- Introduction -- What is typography] -- [II. Function] -- Language: the spoken system -- Language: the written system -- Grammar -- The lexicon -- Communication theories -- [III. Form] -- Towards a 26-letter alphabet -- Towards upper-and lower-case letters -- Classifying and describing typefaces --[ IV. Manufacture & design] -- Type is not lettering -- Hand punchcutting and movable metal type -- Mechanical punchcutting and composition of metal type -- Phototypesetting -- Beyond the physical: digital typesetting -- Designing type today -- [V. Structure] -- Approaches to design -- Designing with type in two dimensions -- From the ten elements to unified design -- Typography in time: film and new media -- [VI. Conventions] -- The styling of details within text -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Timechart of type designers -- App. 1. keyboard mapping for Macintosh -- App. 2. keyboard mapping for PC -- App. 3. who's who of designers mentioned in this book -- App. 4. ISO paper sizes.

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