Description:
The Designer's Dictionary of Type' follows in the footsteps of 'The Designer's Dictionary of Color', providing a vivid and highly accessible look at an even more important graphic design ingredient: typography. From classic fonts like Garamond and Helvetica, to modern-day digital fonts like OCR-A and Keedy Sans, author and designer Sean Adams demystifies 48 major typefaces, describing their history, stylistic traits, and common application. Adams once again provides eye-catching illustrated examples, this time showcasing the beauty and expressiveness of typography, as employed by the world's greatest designers. Organized by serif, sans-serif , script, display, and digital typefaces, this book will be a vital guide for designers, teachers, or students looking to gain a foundational understanding of the art, practice, and history of typography. Typografie, Schrift, Kurze Beschreibung, Einsatz und Auswahl von Schriften,Schriftsammlung, teilweise Spezimen, Schriftmuster. Inhalt: Serif: Baskerville, Bembo, Bodoni, Caslon, Centaur, Century, Cooper Black, Didot, Garamond, Perpetua, Scotch Roman, Times New Roman. - Sans Serif: Akzidenz Grotesk, Avant Garde, Avenir, FF Real, Franklin Gothic, Futura, Gill Sans, Gotham, Graphik, Helvetica, Knockout, Neue Haas Grotesk, News Gothic, Trade Gothic, Univers und Univers 55 (Schriftmuster). Slab Serif: Archer, Clarendon, Sentinel. Script, Handwriting; Decorative and Digital.