A Typographic Workbook
A Primer to History, Techniques, and Artistry
Kate Clair | Cynthia Busic-Snyder
Design / Graphic Arts / Typography
Lavishly illustrated with more than 450 images, A Typographic Workbook, Second Edition explains the process successful designers use to select, space, and creatively integrate fonts. This essential text demonstrates the use of type as a dynamic and expressive communication tool. This edition provides new and updated coverage of a broad range of topics–from a logical, clear historical overview of the craft to the latest digital technologies. Known for its highly interactive format, this Second Edition continues to include helpful review questions and multiple-choice quizzes, as well as many new projects and skill-building exercises that help readers immediately apply what they have learned. A Typographic Workbook, Second Edition is a valuable professional resource for working designers and an indispensable training tool for graphic design students.
KATE CLAIR is a general partner in Hats-Off Impressions, a design firm based in Binghamton, New York. She is also a faculty member in the Communication Design Department at Kutztown University in Kutztown, Pennsylvania.
CYNTHIA BUSIC-SNYDER is Associate Professor of Graphic Design and Coordinator of Graphic Design Studies in the Department of Art at Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica, New York.
| Publication Date: |
15 August 2005 |
| Publisher: |
Wiley |
| Imprint: |
Wiley |
| ISBN-13: |
9780471696902 |
| Format: |
Paperback / softback |
| Page Count: |
400 |
| Weight (oz): |
31.2 |