02415nam a2200253Ia 4500 20190118113050.0 181219s9999 xx 000 0 und d 9789063692711 : International Book Distrubutors .-Flat No 17, Prakash Apartments 5 Ansari Road daryaganj New Delhi 110002 112992 30/11/2018 686.224 BEI 23 Beier, Sofie Reading letters :designing for legibility /Sofie Beier ,Amsterdam :BIS ,2012. :181 pages illustrations (some color) ;26cm. 3461.00 Test methods : Readers' preferences ; Continuous reading ; The search task ; Visual accuracy threshold -- Understanding reading : Letter identification ; Word superiority effect ; Word wholes ; Parts, wholes and context -- Legibility in history -- Theories on letter structure : Edward Johnston ; Gerrit Noordzij ; Frank E. Blokland --- Stroke and contrast in history : The Old Style stroke ; Romain du Roi ; The Baskerville stroke ; The Didone stroke ; The geometric stroke -- The individual letter : Internal letter relations ; Scientific results ; Designers' ideas -- Type for text sizes : Block text ; Proportions ; The M-formula ; Ink and printing ; Type for screen ; Scaling -- Type for distance viewing : Compensation for loss of details ; Proportions -- The capitals : Roman inscriptions ; Relative width ; Which is more legible? -- Sans or serif? Arguments in favour of the serif ; Scientific findings ; Familiarity of the sans serif -- Hanging and ranging numerals -- The italic evolution : The Cancelleresca italic ; The development of the Didone italic ; Cursive italic & sloped roman -- Letter spacing -- Familiarity in history : Reading and writing in the middle ages ; Blackletter and Latin types ; The Civilite? type ; John Baskerville and his peers ; Didone and the French Revolution -- The validation of legibility. This title will help type designers create high-legibility typefaces and graphic designers determine the optimal typeface for a given project. 'Reading Letters' is an engaging compilation of knowledge from the design and scientific communities, supplemented by visual examples of legibility (Typography) Legibility (Printing) Manufacture Type and type-founding. Manufacture BOOK 50627 50627 0 0 ddc 0 1 SNUL SNUL 2018-12-19 3461.00 0 686.224 BEI 25997 2018-12-19 00:00:00 0000-00-00 BOOK