Type (Design Library)

Joyce Kaye

ISBN 10: 1564963748 / ISBN 13: 9781564963741

Published by Rockport Publishers Inc., U.S.A, 1998

About this Item

Very good condition soft cover, some wear to cover and spine, internally clean and tidy with unmarked pages, in a good readable condition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Type (Design Library)
• Publisher: Rockport Publishers Inc., U.S.A
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1564963748
• ISBN 13: 9781564963741
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

The Graphic Idea Resource series is a collection of graphic design work selected by designers for designers. Each book in the series is dedicated to a specific area of graphic design, creating an affordable library of design inspiration.

Graphic Idea Resource - Type demonstrates the myriad ways type can be used as an essential design element. A discriminating collection, this array of masterful type-design treatments includes type fonts custom-made for the job, elegant and classic fonts stretching traditional boundaries, mod and retro type that avoids looking cliched, and much more. Learn how to stretch, alter, and successfully use type in place for any graphic design assignment.

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TYPE is the essence of graphic communication. When a typeface is carefully selected and skillfully used, it can enhance the meaning if the written word and communicate a message instantly and effectively to the intended audience. Conversely, when a typeface is mismatched to a project, the results can have a opposite effect, ranging from the banal to the downright illegible.

The book features ninety examples of creative, innovative, and appropriate uses of type in projects ranging from business card to brochures to self-promotional mailers. Some projects may use a beautiful script letter as a central element in the design, while others take a more subtle, understated approach, using a carefully selected, classic sans serif style. Whatever the choice, these projects reveal a love of letters - and a sensitivity to the message at hand.