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The anatomy of type :a graphic guide to 100 typefaces /Stephen Coles

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher number: : International Book Distrubutors | .-Flat No 17, Prakash Apartments 5 Ansari Road daryaganj New Delhi 110002Publication details: , New York :Harper Design 2012Description: :256 pages illustrations ;26cmISBN:
  • 9780062203120
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DDC classification:
  • 686.224 COLĀ 23
Contents:
Foreword -- Introduction -- How to use this book -- Glossary of typographic terminology -- The anatomy of type -- Type classification at a glance -- Key classifications features -- Humanist Serif -- Transitional Serif -- Rational Serif -- Contemporary Serif -- Inscribed/ Engraved -- Grotesque Sans -- Neo-Grotesque Sans -- Gothic Sans -- Geometric Sans -- Humanist Sans -- Neo-Humanist Sans -- Grotesque Slab -- Geometric Slab -- Humanist Slab -- Script -- Display
Summary: The Anatomy of Type is the ultimate stylistic guide to the intricacies and design of 100 indispensable typefaces. A delightful, colorful, and visual reference guide created by Stephen Coles and Tony Seddon--two acknowledged pros in the font design world--The Anatomy of Type was developed with typographers, graphic designers, and font geeks in mind, graphically and visually expanding on the current font-mania
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Foreword -- Introduction -- How to use this book -- Glossary of typographic terminology -- The anatomy of type -- Type classification at a glance -- Key classifications features -- Humanist Serif -- Transitional Serif -- Rational Serif -- Contemporary Serif -- Inscribed/ Engraved -- Grotesque Sans -- Neo-Grotesque Sans -- Gothic Sans -- Geometric Sans -- Humanist Sans -- Neo-Humanist Sans -- Grotesque Slab -- Geometric Slab -- Humanist Slab -- Script -- Display

The Anatomy of Type is the ultimate stylistic guide to the intricacies and design of 100 indispensable typefaces. A delightful, colorful, and visual reference guide created by Stephen Coles and Tony Seddon--two acknowledged pros in the font design world--The Anatomy of Type was developed with typographers, graphic designers, and font geeks in mind, graphically and visually expanding on the current font-mania

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