Using type

by Harkins, Michael

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Title Statements

Full title :Using type / Michael Harkins.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2010.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):AVA Academia, Distributed in the USA & Canada by Ingram Publisher Services
Place of Publication:Lausanne, Switzerland
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2010.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (183 pages) : : color illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9782940447275, 2940447276
oclc:ocn774399773
LC Classification:Z246
Dewey Decimal:686.22

Understanding type. Defining typography ; Design task 1 : looking at type ; The language of typography -- Preparing to use type. Understanding the design problem ; Planning your work ; Grid systems ; Design task 2 : find the grid -- Working with type. Selecting typefaces ; Typography in layouts ; The typographic area ; Type arrangement ; Pure type ; Type and image ; Type as image ; Creating hierarchy ; Legibility and readability ; Design task 3 : creating a simple poster -- Detailing typography. Type specifics ; Fine-tuning type ; Design task 4 : spaced out ; Practising typographic etiquette -- Typography and technology today. Type and appropriate software.