Exploring Typography (Design Exploration Series) 著者名 Rabinowitz, Tova 出版社 : Onword Pr 出版年月 : 2006/02 Binding : Paperback ISBN : 9781401815059 BookWeb価格 : THB 2,053.00 会員価格 : THB 1,848.00 在庫情報 : フルフィルメント・センターに在庫があります。 通常、3日以内に発送いたします。 言語 : English

 
Preface                                            viii
    History of Type                                2   (46)
      An overview of the history of type,
      tracing the development and use of type
      from its earliest beginnings in
      prehistoric times to the present.
    Physical Attributes of Type                    48  (22)
      A discussion of the physical qualities
      that make each typeface unique,
      addressing the structural elements that
      are used to build letterforms, type
      measurement, and typographic terminology.
    Type Family Classification                     70  (102)
      An explanation of the strategy and
      methods used in classifying type into
      type families, including an extensive
      collection of historically significant
      type specimens.
    Legibility and Readability                     172 (26)
      An examination of the factors that can
      affect the legibility and the readability
      of a design, with emphasis on how
      designers can improve communication by
      manipulating controllable factors to
      cater to the user's experience and
      physiology.
    Layout Design Aspects                          198 (34)
      An examination of the relationship
      between form and content in the layout of
      designs, addressing the Laws of Gestalt,
      as well as concepts of visual hierarchy,
      emphasis, and reading gravity as tools
      for creating effective layouts.
    Using Grids                                    232 (20)
      A discussion of the use and applications
      of the grid as a tool for bringing
      consistency to multipage documents and
      layouts and for facilitating the design
      process.
    Type in a Digital Environment                  252 (32)
      An exploration of issues that are
      specific to type in a digital
      environment, including font formats,
      display resolution, and legibility and
      readability issues as they pertain to
      screen typography.
    Designing Type                                 284 (54)
      An excursion through the process of
      designing an original font, including
      tips that can help readers undertake the
      challenge of type design in an organized
      fashion.
    Creative Uses of Type                          338 (48)
      A survey and analysis of recent designs
      in which type has been used uniquely and
      successfully, focusing on how the
      typographic standards that were
      established in previous chapters have
      been followed, and broken, to create
      designs that are both innovative and
      effective.
Glossary                                           386 (6)
Selected Bibliography                              392 (10)
List of Contributors                               402 (6)
Index                                              408