Getting It Right With Type

Typography is no longer a specialist domain. Now anyone with a computer and the need to write up a business plan or whip off a party invitation can call on a range of typefaces and effects. But will everyone know the difference between kerning and leading? Getting It Right with Type offers a clear and accessible introduction to the basics of typography.

The book is illustrated with practical examples of good and bad solutions. Beginners will learn how to choose the best typeface to use and how to combine different typefaces; how to adjust letter-, line- and word-spacing for improved legibility; and how to master details like italics, punctuation and line endings.

Tips for design tasks like letters, charts, tables and for the screen are included, as well as a glossary and suggestions for further reading and resources.

Victoria Squire (U.K.) is senior lecturer and course leader of the graphic communication with typography course at the University of Plymouth.

Laurence King Publishing
Available: 01/15/07
6.75 x 9.75 · 176 pages
978-1-85669-474-2
CDN $26.50 · pb
.52 kg
 
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