The Designer's Guide to PostScript Text Type
The Designer's Guide to PostScript Text Type

Author: Jean Callan King

Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13:

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This acclaimed visual aid for examining the effect of line space on text type was initially published in 1980 as The Designer's Guide to Text Type. This revised and expanded edition, entirely reset in PostScript language fonts, offers type users 96 popular text typefaces with leaded showings in sizes 8,9,10,11, and 12 point. Complete alphabets in roman, italic, bold, and bold italic are included with all size showings. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Digital Type Design Guide
Digital Type Design Guide

Author: Sean Cavanaugh

Publisher: Hayden

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13:

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Appealing to graphic designers and desktop publishers, Cavanaugh's guide provides an aesthetic and technical approach to the discussion of typography. To compliment the text, over 200 fonts are included that showcase the art and practicality of typography. The CD contains over 200 typefaces licensed from SoftMaker, Inc.

A Typographic Workbook
A Typographic Workbook

Author: Kate Clair

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2012-06-20

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 1118399889

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Lavishly illustrated with more than 450 images, A Typographic Workbook, Second Edition explains the process successful designers use to select, space, and creatively integrate fonts. This essential text demonstrates the use of type as a dynamic and expressive communication tool. This edition provides new and updated coverage of a broad range of topics–from a logical, clear historical overview of the craft to the latest digital technologies. Known for its highly interactive format, this Second Edition continues to include helpful review questions and multiple-choice quizzes, as well as many new projects and skill-building exercises that help readers immediately apply what they have learned. A Typographic Workbook, Second Edition is a valuable professional resource for working designers and an indispensable training tool for graphic design students.

Designer's Guide to Mac OS X Tiger
Designer's Guide to Mac OS X Tiger

Author: Jeff Gamet

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Published: 2006-06-20

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0132705168

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You held off on moving to Mac OS X until your bread-and-butter applications made the jump, and now you're thinking of moving up to Tiger. This book is especially geared toward designers who've become comfortable working under Mac OS X and are ready now to make the Tiger transition. Designer and prepress pro Jeff Gamet focuses on the Mac OS X Tiger features that matter most to illustrators, designers, and other graphic professionals. He explains not only how things work in Mac OS X Tiger, but how Tiger enables users to work efficiently and effectively. In chapters devoted to fonts, printing, PDF, color management, networking, the Mac's built-in design tools, and much more, readers will learn how to: * Solve the nitty-gritty issues designers confront daily * Improve production workflow and avoid common problems * Optimize, maintain, and secure your network, whether you work in a complex office environment or a small graphics studio

The PostScript Typeface Library
The PostScript Typeface Library

Author: Tony Esposito

Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 508

ISBN-13:

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The second volume of a two-volume set presents sans serif, design, outline, and ornament digital fonts (the first, unseen, reportedly contains serif and script fonts). Alphabetically arranged by section, each page features five typefaces showing 18-point alphabets, numbers, and punctuation, followed by text showings. Also included are a typeface directory, type manufacturers' profiles, hints on working with a service bureau, how to copyfit, and letter-spacing and horizontal scaling guides. For desktop publishers, designers, and typesetters. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Type Rules, Enhanced Edition
Type Rules, Enhanced Edition

Author: Ilene Strizver

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2014-02-21

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 1118875796

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Type Rules!, Fourth Edition is an up-to-date, thorough introduction to the principles and practices of typography. From the fundamentals to cutting-edge applications, this edition has everything today's serious designer needs to use type effectively. Dozens of exercises reinforce authoritative coverage on such topics as how to select the appropriate type for the job, how to set type like a pro, and how to design a typeface, as well as how to fully harness the power of major design packages including the Adobe Creative Suite.Includes video clips showing examples of projects discussed in Chapter 11- Type on the Web and Chapter 12- Type in Motion