Lettering & type [[electronic resource] ] : creating letters and designing typefaces / / Bruce Willen, Nolen Strals ; with a foreword by Ellen Lupton
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Willen Bruce <1981->
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| Titolo: |
Lettering & type [[electronic resource] ] : creating letters and designing typefaces / / Bruce Willen, Nolen Strals ; with a foreword by Ellen Lupton
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Princeton Architectural Press, c2009 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (144 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 686.2/24 |
| Soggetto topico: | Type and type-founding |
| Lettering | |
| Graphic design (Typography) | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
StralsNolen <1978->
LuptonEllen
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| 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. |
| Altri titoli varianti: | Lettering and type |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Lettering & type |
| ISBN: | 1-61689-098-3 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910456495503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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