the geometry of type - Hardcover

Stephen Coles

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0500241422 ISBN 13: 9780500241424

Publisher: THAMES HUDSON, 2013

Synopsis

Geometry of Type

About this title

From the Author:

Students and professionals in any creative field can benefit from a good typographic eye. The Geometry of Type (The Anatomy of Type in the US) is all about looking more closely at letters. Through visual diagrams and practical descriptions, you'll learn how to distinguish between related typefaces and see how the attributes of letterforms (such as contrast, detail, and proportion) affect the mood, readability, and use of each typeface. Nutritional value aside, the spreads full of big type are nice eye candy, too.
The 100 typefaces featured in the book are hand-picked by the author for their functionality and stylistic relevance in today's design landscape. Along with several familiar faces (Garamond, Bodoni, Gill Sans, Helvetica), you'll also discover contemporary fonts that are less common -- and often more useful -- than the overused classics.

About the Author:

Stephen Coles is a writer and typographer living in Oakland and Berlin. After six years at FontShop San Francisco as a creative director, he now publishes the websites Typographica, Fonts In Use, and The Mid-Century Modernist. He is also a regular contributor to Print and Codex magazines, a Type Camp instructor, and a member of the FontFont TypeBoard.

About this edition

• Publisher: THAMES HUDSON
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0500241422
• ISBN 13: 9780500241424
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256