Thinking with Type: A Primer for Designers: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students - Softcover

Lupton, Ellen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1568984480 ISBN 13: 9781568984483

Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press, 2004

Synopsis

The organization of letters on a blank sheet—or screen—is the most basic challenge facing anyone who practices design. What type of font to use? How big? How should those letters, words, and paragraphs be aligned, spaced, ordered, shaped, and otherwise manipulated? In this groundbreaking new primer, leading design educator and historian Ellen Lupton provides clear and concise guidance for anyone learning or brushing up on their typographic skills.
Thinking with Type is divided into three sections: letter, text, and grid. Each section begins with an easy-to-grasp essay that reviews historical, technological, and theoretical concepts, and is then followed by a set of practical exercises that bring the material covered to life. Sections conclude with examples of work by leading practitioners that demonstrate creative possibilities (along with some classic no-no's to avoid).

About this title

About the Author

Ellen Lupton is one of America's preeminent design educators. Her books include Skin, Inside Design Now, and Mixing Messages, among others. She is currently director of the design program at Maryland Institute of Art and Design.

Edition details

• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1568984480
• ISBN 13: 9781568984483
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176