Type matters! / Jim Williams ; with a foreword by Ben Casey of The Chase.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : Merrell, 2012.Description: 157 pages ; 23 cmISBN:- 9781858945675:
- 1858945674 (pbk.)
- 686.22
- .W5 2012
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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General Lending | Wexford Campus Library Wexford General Lending | 686.22 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 77009 |
CW088
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Background : A brief history of type design ; The origins of typographic terminology ; Type measurement ; Roman type ; The anatomy of letterforms ; Why some typefaces look bigger ; Type families -- Setting headlines and display type : Selecting a typeface ; Headlines and display type ; Shape ; Hanging punctuation ; Visual centring ; Title, or 'i' and 'j' dot ; Ink traps -- Text setting : Selecting a typeface ; Leading ; Size to measure ; Kerning ; Figures ; Letter spacing ; Colour ; Legibility and readability ; Shape ; Alignment ; Indicating paragraphs ; Numbers in text ; Emphasis in text ; Hanging punctuation ; Clash ; Hyphenation ; Widows and orphans ; Apostrophes and quotation marks ; Ligatures ; Ampersands ; Diphthongs ; Raised or drop capitals ; Capitals and small capitals ; Scripts ; Parentheses ; Email addresses ; Three rules ; Titling typefaces ; Reader's marks -- Glossary of terms.
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