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Author: V&M Typographical, Inc. Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 9780471289531 Category : Design Languages : en Pages : 652
Book Description
This is a well designed type specimen book displaying samples of type that was available from V&M Typographic in the 1970s. The displays are of their metal type library and should prove helpful to anyone interested in the selection of type from large typographers at that time. There is a one line sample of each face at the beginning of the book. Anyone interested in type in the pre-digital world of type should find this book of interest
Author: V&M Typographical, Inc. Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 9780471289531 Category : Design Languages : en Pages : 652
Book Description
This is a well designed type specimen book displaying samples of type that was available from V&M Typographic in the 1970s. The displays are of their metal type library and should prove helpful to anyone interested in the selection of type from large typographers at that time. There is a one line sample of each face at the beginning of the book. Anyone interested in type in the pre-digital world of type should find this book of interest
Author: Lanston Monotype Machine Company Publisher: Legare Street Press ISBN: 9781016007405 Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Philip B. Meggs Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 9780471284291 Category : Design Languages : en Pages : 420
Book Description
Specimens of 38 of the finest type families in the world are brought together in Typographic Specimens: The Great Typefaces, making it an invaluable reference tool for graphic designers, editors, art directors, production managers, desktop publishers, and students. Each type family is shown in display and text specimens with complete fonts including italic and bold variations; extended families such as Futura and Univers include additional type weights and widths. Each type family's section opens with a full-page experimental design, created by an outstanding graphic designer to demonstrate its potential. The specimens are accompanied by a concise discussion of each type family's origins, charactertistics, and usage. Typographic specimens provide an opportunity to study typefaces, to select and plan typography, and to increase one's knowledge of letterforms. Drawing and tracing specimens remain excellent ways to understand type and create logos and other typographic designs. Study of specimens aids in the selection of fonts to be purchased for the font library. Typographic specimens introduce unfamiliar typefaces in printed form and aid in the development of connoisseurship. Comparative analysis of similar faces in printed form becomes possible. Over one hundred prominent designers and design educators were sent a ballot listing all major typefaces and were asked to vote for the type families that best fulfilled their personal criteria for typographic excellence. The typefaces contained in this book represent the results of this poll, providing a compendium of excellent typefaces that have stood the test of time. Typographic Specimens: The Great Typefaces will provide information, inspiration, and a keener knowledge of typography. Akzidenz-Grotesk American Typewriter Baskerville Bembo Bodoni Bookman Caledonia Caslon Centaur Century Schoolbook Cheltenham Clarendon Didot Folio Franklin Gothic Frutiger Futura Galliard Gill Sans Garamond Goudy Old Style Helvetica Janson Kabel News Gothic Optima Palatino Perpetua Plantin Sabon Serifa Stone Sans Stone Serif Stymie Times New Roman Trump Mediaeval Univers Zapf Book
Author: Alexander S. Lawson Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher ISBN: 9780879233334 Category : Design Languages : en Pages : 436
Book Description
"To the layman, all printing types look the same. But for typographers, graphic artists and others of that lunatic fringe who believe that the letters we look at daily (and take entirely for granted) are of profound importance, the question of how letters are formed, what shape they assume, and how they have evolved remains one of passionate and continuing concern. Lawson explores the vast territory of types, their development and uses, their antecedents and offspring, with precision, insight, and clarity. Written for the layman but containing exhaustive research, drawings and synopses of typefaces, this book is an essential addition to the library of anyone s typographic library. It is, as Lawson states, not written for the printer convinced that there are already too many typefaces, but rather for that curious part of the population that believes the opposite; that the subtleties of refinement as applies to roman and cursive letters have yet to be fully investigated and that the production of the perfect typeface remains a goal to be as much desired by present as by future type designers. Anyone aspiring to typographic wisdom should own and treasure this classic."--Amazon description.
Author: Dori Griffin Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1350116629 Category : Design Languages : en Pages : 256
Book Description
Type Specimens introduces readers to the history of typography and printing through a chronological visual tour of the books, posters, and ephemera designed to sell fonts to printers, publishers, and eventually graphic designers. This richly illustrated book guides design educators, advanced design students, design practitioners, and type aficionados through four centuries of visual and trade history, equipping them to contextualize the aesthetics and production of type in a way that is practical, engaging, and relevant to their practice. Fully illustrated throughout with 200 color images of type specimens and related ephemera, the book illuminates the broader history of typography and printing, showing how letterforms and their technologies have evolved over time, inspiring and guiding designers of today.
Author: W. Pincus Jaspert Publisher: Seven Dials ISBN: 9781841881393 Category : Design Languages : en Pages : 416
Book Description
The standard desktop typography reference for nearly half a century now appears in its fifth revision, with new resources sure to please today's graphic artists, desktop publishers, and website designers. Nearly 2,000 fonts cover every need from the most practical commercial designs to special-purpose seasonal and historic uses. Each typeface is arranged alphabetically for easy reference, with specimens of Roman, Lineale, and Script versions, usually in upper- and lower-case alphabets and numerals, along with information about the type's original founder or manufacturer, and date of its introduction. Along with dozens of new fonts, illustrations show cuts of many classic typefaces that can only be found here. Also revised: a glossary of technical terms and tips on how to classify types. 8 X 11 3/4.
Author: V&M Typographical, Inc.
Author: V&M Typographical, Inc.
Author: United States. Government Printing Office
Author: United States. Government Printing Office
Author: Britton Printing Company, Cleveland
Author: Lanston Monotype Machine Company
Author: Mergenthaler Linotype Company
Author: Philip B. Meggs
Author: Alexander S. Lawson
Author: Dori Griffin
Author: W. Pincus Jaspert