Halem Hansje (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Cloth covered boards in a stunning design by Hansje van Halem (hardcover), 317p, illustrations (some color), 22 cm. As new, clean and unmarked copy. Scarce.

Softcover. Condition: Sehr gut. 1. Auflage. Z : 21,5 x 30 cm, 348 Seiten mit 240 Schwarzweiß- und Farbabbildungen klebegebundene Broschur - The Palace of Typographic Masonry is dedicated to the glory and richness of graphic languages. This imaginary structure, whose foundations were laid by Dutch graphic designer Richard Niessen, functions as a speculative platform for the diversity, poetry and digressions of graphic design. The palace shows the craft in an interdisciplinary cultural-historical context and postulates a new theory for the profession. Join us on a tour that takes you past over 360 exhibits of the palace. A corridor over nine steps: through the departments of sign, symbol and ornament; Construction; Poetics and Play; Ordnung, Handwerk und Praxis. The philosopher and writer Dirk van Weelden will guide you, give you his thoughts on the objects on display and introduce you to the people we meet in the rooms.

80 pp., sewn in pictorial cardboard with open binding. Light shelf wear, fine copy. 28 x 20 cm.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Hardcover, 239 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. New, still in publishers shrink wrap. Theory of Type Design by internationally renowned type designer Gerard Unger is the first comprehensive theory of typeface design. This volume consists of 24 concise chapters, each clearly describing a different aspect of type design, from the influence of language to today s digital developments, from how our eyes and brain process letterforms to their power of expression. This splendid book includes more than 200 illustrations and practical examples that illuminate the theoretical material. The terminology is succinctly explained in the volume s extensive glossary. The theory is internationally orientated and relevant for typography courses, professionals and those with a general interest in text and reading all over the world.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover, 334 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, portraits ; 28 cm. Fine/as new. Gerard Unger's body of work presents a case study in the development of modern type design, unfolding alongside the rapid technological changes that have transformed typesetting and publishing during the last fifty years. After an auspicious initiation by making a counter-proposal to Wim Crouwel's famous New Alphabet (1967), Unger became a principal designer of new typefaces for the first digital type composing machine, the Hell Digiset. He attempted to design type specifically for the technology, specifying precise bitmaps instead of drawing outlines. Subsequent developments in font engineering allowed more subtlety into his designs, resulting in a series of classic typefaces that included Demos, Praxis, Swift, and the truly original sanserif cursive Flora. With the transition to desktop type-design systems, Unger began to digitize and market typefaces himself, scoring a particular success with the innovative, space-saving type Gulliver. Commissions for Dutch road-signs and for millennial celebrations in Rome led to further adaptable typefaces, such as Capitolium and Vesta. Christopher Burke documents Unger's career in type design, with numerous illustrations, but also examines his writing on the subject, which reflected a lifelong quest for the root of convention in reading and in type-forms. The book is completed by extensive appendices, including a reproduction and translation of Unger's exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum (1977), where he began to develop a theory of type design.

Geniet papieren omslag met geplakte linnen rug. Ills in kleur. 43 p. -(In zeer goede conditie.).

Soft cover. Condition: New. Paperback, 51p : chiefly illustrations ; 29 cm. Fine. Edition of 750.