Lettering & type [[electronic resource] ] : creating letters and designing typefaces / / Bruce Willen, Nolen Strals ; with a foreword by Ellen Lupton |
Autore | Willen Bruce <1981-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Princeton Architectural Press, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (144 p.) |
Disciplina | 686.2/24 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
StralsNolen <1978->
LuptonEllen |
Collana | Design briefs |
Soggetto topico |
Type and type-founding
Lettering Graphic design (Typography) |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-61689-098-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456495503321 |
Willen Bruce <1981-> | ||
New York, : Princeton Architectural Press, c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Lettering for extension visual aids [[electronic resource] /] / by Gertrude Lenore Power |
Autore | Power Gertrude Lenore <1905-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Extension Service, , 1951 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (11 pages) : color illustrations |
Collana | Agriculture handbook / United States Department of Agriculture |
Soggetto topico | Lettering |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910701393503321 |
Power Gertrude Lenore <1905-> | ||
Washington, D.C. : , : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Extension Service, , 1951 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Size of letters required for visibility as a function of viewing distance and observer visual acuity / / Gerald L. Howett |
Autore | Howett Gerald Leonard <1931-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gaithersburg, MD : , : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, , 1983 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Altri autori (Persone) | HowettGerald Leonard <1931-> |
Collana | NBS technical note |
Soggetto topico |
Lettering
Visual acuity |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910711224603321 |
Howett Gerald Leonard <1931-> | ||
Gaithersburg, MD : , : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, , 1983 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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