Concepts of programming languages / Robert W. Sebesta

• Record Nr.: UNISA990000247490203316
• Autore: Sebesta, Robert W.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Redwood City (Calif.) [etc.] : TheBenjamin/Cummings, copyr. 1993
• ISBN: 0-8053-7130-3
• Descrizione fisica: XIV, 569 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
• Disciplina: 00513
• Collocazione: 005.13 SEB
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

Lettering & type [[electronic resource] ] : creating letters and designing typefaces / / Bruce Willen, Nolen Strals ; with a foreword by Ellen Lupton

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910456495503321
• Autore: Willen Bruce <1981->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Princeton Architectural Press, c2009
• ISBN: 1-61689-098-3
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (144 p.)
• Collana: Design briefs
• Altri autori (Persone): StralsNolen <1978->; LuptonEllen
• Disciplina: 686.2/24
• Soggetti: Type and type-founding; Lettering; Graphic design (Typography); Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Context : Legibility, context, and creativity ; A compressed history of the Roman alphabet -- 2. Systems & type-ologies : Systems ; The ideal versus the practical ; Conceptual alphabets and lettering ; Writing, lettering, or type? ; Letter structure ; Type and lettering classification ; Exercise: fictional characters ; Book typefaces ; Display lettering and type -- 3. Creating letters : Thinking before drawing ; The lettering process ; Foundations ; Exercise: flat-tipped pen ; Creating text letters and book type ; Modular letters ; Exercise: modular alphabet ; Screen fonts ; Handwriting ; Script lettering ; Casual lettering ; Distressed type ; Interview: Ken Barber -- 4. Making letters work : Transforming type : Customizing type ; Turning type into lettering ; Exercise: modifying type ; Ligatures and joined letterforms ; Interview: Nancy Harris Rouemy -- Lettering as image : The opaque word ; Interview: Shaun Flynn -- Designing typefaces : Behind a face ; Character traits ; Letterform analysis ; Lowercase ; Uppercase ; Numerals ; Punctuation and accents ; Type families ; Spacing and kerning ; Setting text ; Interview: Christian Schwartz -- Glossary.