The Origin Of The Serif

Author : Edward M. Catich
Publisher : St Ambrose Univ
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Alphabet
ISBN : 0962974005

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The Origin of the Serif by Edward M. Catich Pdf

This handsomely illustrated book goes beyond a discussion of the serif. Here you will find a new approach to the history, lineage, & development of our alphabet, a detailed explanation of letter cutting in stone, the manner in which the brush differs from all other writing tools, & the role it played in the shaping of our classic Roman alphabet, with a wealth of other information pertinent to the graphic arts. During four years (1935-1939) of intensive paleographic & epigraphic research, in Rome, Italy, Fr. Catich saw & formulated the kinesthetic linkage between the inscription letter-making of Imperial Rome & his own familiar Chicago sign writing. The serif is the short cross stroke at the beginning & end of letter parts. Its origin in Roman inscription letters is one of the uncharted areas of paleography. In this book the author questions accepted theories as to the serif's origin, & advances his own theory with skillful reasoning, detailed illustration, & epigraphic proof.

Author : Edward M. Catich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Alphabet
ISBN : 0962974021

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The Origin of the Serif by Edward M. Catich Pdf

Author : Edward M. Catich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Latin language
ISBN : OCLC:612803561

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The Origin of the Serif by Edward M. Catich Pdf

Author : Simon Garfield
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781101577813

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Just My Type by Simon Garfield Pdf

A hugely entertaining and revealing guide to the history of type that asks, What does your favorite font say about you? Fonts surround us every day, on street signs and buildings, on movie posters and books, and on just about every product we buy. But where do fonts come from, and why do we need so many? Who is responsible for the staid practicality of Times New Roman, the cool anonymity of Arial, or the irritating levity of Comic Sans (and the movement to ban it)? Typefaces are now 560 years old, but we barely knew their names until about twenty years ago when the pull-down font menus on our first computers made us all the gods of type. Beginning in the early days of Gutenberg and ending with the most adventurous digital fonts, Simon Garfield explores the rich history and subtle powers of type. He goes on to investigate a range of modern mysteries, including how Helvetica took over the world, what inspires the seeming ubiquitous use of Trajan on bad movie posters, and exactly why the all-type cover of Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus was so effective. It also examines why the "T" in the Beatles logo is longer than the other letters and how Gotham helped Barack Obama into the White House. A must-have book for the design conscious, Just My Type's cheeky irreverence will also charm everyone who loved Eats, Shoots & Leaves and Schott's Original Miscellany.

Author : Joseph Rosenblum
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : 0810830094

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A Bibliographic History of the Book by Joseph Rosenblum Pdf

"...skillfully compiled...should be useful to anyone interested in placing his or her studies in the context of printed and bound literature..." --ENGLISH LITERATURE IN TRANSITION 1880-1920

Author : Patricia A. Butz
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2010-07-26
Category : Art
ISBN : 9789004193277

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The Art of the Hekatompedon Inscription and the Birth of the Stoichedon Style by Patricia A. Butz Pdf

Recognizing the traditional place held by the Hekatompedon Inscription (IG I3 4) in classical studies, this book presents evidence for the meaning of the inscription that comes from its facture, leading to the question of the origin of the stoikhedon style and of Egypt's role in that emergence.

Author : Catherine Hirst,Erssie Major
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-15
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781452139548

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Knitted Letters by Catherine Hirst,Erssie Major Pdf

The über–popular craft of knitting meets the typography trend for the first time! Knitted Letters presents intarsia charts for 10 key font families—including roman, sans serif, italic, and poster—and outlines how to incorporate the letters into 30 stylish, infinitely customizable projects. Knitters will learn how to stitch personalized messages and monograms into pillows, scarves, throws, and more, and to create bold three-dimensional letters to display or give. With step-by-step instructions for upper- and lowercases, helpful charts and illustrations, and photos of all the gorgeous projects, knitters and typography enthusiasts alike will love crafting endless personalized lettered creations.

Author : Kate Brideau
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-19
Category : Design
ISBN : 9780262365628

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The Typographic Medium by Kate Brideau Pdf

An innovative examination of typography as a medium of communication rather than part of print or digital media. Typography is everywhere and yet widely unnoticed. When we read type, we fail to see type. In this book, Kate Brideau considers typography not as part of "print media" or "digital media" but as a medium of communication itself, able to transcend the life and death of particular technologies. Examining the contradiction between typographic form (often overlooked) and function (often overpowering), Brideau argues that typography is made up not of letters but of shapes, and that shape is existentially and technologically central to the typographic medium. After considering what constitutes typographic form, Brideau turns to typographic function and how it relates to form. Examining typography's role in both the neurological and psychological aspects of reading, she argues that typography's functions exceed reading; typographic forms communicate, but that communication is not limited to the content they carry. To understand to what extent the design and operations of the typographic medium affect the way we perceive information, Brideau warns, we must understand the medium's own operational logic, embodied in the full diversity of typographic forms. Brideau discusses a range of topics--from intellectual property protection for typefaces to Renaissance and Enlightenment ideal letterforms--and draws on a wide variety of theoretical work, including phenomenological ideas about comprehension, German media archaeology, and the media and communication theories of Vilém Flusser and others. Hand-drawn illustrations of typographic forms accompany the text.

Author : Bill Byrne,Yael Braha
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-02
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781136132148

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Creative Motion Graphic Titling by Bill Byrne,Yael Braha Pdf

The book features genre-based tutorial sections, with step by step instructions for creating effective horror, comedy, drama, and suspense titling sequences. Tutorials for creating some of the most popular title sequences in blockbuster movies are included (Se7en, The Sopranos, 24, The Matrix). Other tutorials teach you how to effectively use sound and VFX in your titles, and also included is instruction on editing your title sequence. These techniques, as well as chapters on the essentials of typography allow you to apply these lessons to your title sequence regardless of whether it's for TV, the web, or digital signage. Also included is a DVD with sample clips, as well as project files that allow you to refine the techniques you learned in the book. As an added bonus we've included 3 titling chapters from other Focal books, with specific instructions on titling within certain software applications. Cover images provided by MK12, from The Alphabet Conspiracy. Learn more at www.MK12.com

Author : Bryony Gomez Palacio,Armin Vit
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781592537426

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Graphic Design, Referenced by Bryony Gomez Palacio,Armin Vit Pdf

From Caslon and Carson, from Gutenberg to Greiman, from Lascaux to letterpress, and from Postmodernism to pixel (among other entries), this title will provide all the necessary information and visual cues that designers need to know in order to become empowered, work efficiently and knowingly, and survive in a design conversation with peers.

Author : Timothy Samara
Publisher : Rockport Publishers
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2004-09-04
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781616735890

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Typography Workbook by Timothy Samara Pdf

DIVThe Typography Workbook provides an at-a-glance reference book for designers on all aspects of type. The book is part of Rockport's popular Workbook series of practical and inspirational workbooks that cover all the fundamental areas of the graphic design business. This book presents an abundance of information on type - the cornerstone of graphic design - succinctly and to the point, so that designers can get the information they need quickly and easily. Whereas many other books on type are either very technical or showcase oriented, this book offers ideas and inspiration through hundreds of real-life projects showing successful, well-crafted usage of type. The book also offers a variety of other content, including choosing fonts, sizes, and colors; incorporating text and illustrations; avoiding common mistakes in text usage; and teaching rules by which to live (and work) by. /div

Author : Adobe Systems, Inc.
Publisher : Adobe Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2007-12-17
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0132701367

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Adobe Type Library Reference Book by Adobe Systems, Inc. Pdf

Choosing the right font can be one of the hardest parts of your job as a digital designer—there are literally thousands to choose from. One of the largest and most respected collections of high-quality fonts is the Adobe Type Library, now available entirely in the cross-platform OpenType® format, which promises to make font incompatibilities a thing of the past. Any designer who has struggled to find just the right typeface for a project will find this comprehensive reference an indispensable guide to Adobe’s vast selection of over 2,200 typefaces. Organized both alphabetically and by style, the newly revised and updated Adobe Type Library Reference Book, Third Edition provides: Specimen pages displaying every font in Adobe’s enormous collection, including 60 new typefaces Typefaces from internationally renowned foundries and award-winning type designers Design inspiration and expert advice on type selection An expanded section on the OpenType format to help you make the most of its expanded character set and layout capabilities Explanations and illustrations of the distinguishing characteristics of different type styles—from a graceful Garalde Oldstyle to Adobe’s new Opticals—as well as ornaments and symbols A chart showing the Adobe Western 2 character set, including the right keyboard combinations to access different characters Listings for 31 Japanese fonts from Adobe

Author : Joel Katz
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-20
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781118420096

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Designing Information by Joel Katz Pdf

"The book itself is a diagram of clarification, containing hundreds of examples of work by those who favor the communication of information over style and academic postulation—and those who don't. Many blurbs such as this are written without a thorough reading of the book. Not so in this case. I read it and love it. I suggest you do the same." —Richard Saul Wurman "This handsome, clearly organized book is itself a prime example of the effective presentation of complex visual information." —eg magazine "It is a dream book, we were waiting for...on the field of information. On top of the incredible amount of presented knowledge this is also a beautifully designed piece, very easy to follow..." —Krzysztof Lenk, author of Mapping Websites: Digital Media Design "Making complicated information understandable is becoming the crucial task facing designers in the 21st century. With Designing Information, Joel Katz has created what will surely be an indispensable textbook on the subject." —Michael Bierut "Having had the pleasure of a sneak preview, I can only say that this is a magnificent achievement: a combination of intelligent text, fascinating insights and - oh yes - graphics. Congratulations to Joel." —Judith Harris, author of Pompeii Awakened: A Story of Rediscovery Designing Information shows designers in all fields - from user-interface design to architecture and engineering - how to design complex data and information for meaning, relevance, and clarity. Written by a worldwide authority on the visualization of complex information, this full-color, heavily illustrated guide provides real-life problems and examples as well as hypothetical and historical examples, demonstrating the conceptual and pragmatic aspects of human factors-driven information design. Both successful and failed design examples are included to help readers understand the principles under discussion.

Author : Armin Vit,Bryony Gomez Palacio
Publisher : Rockport Publishers
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2009-07-01
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781616736118

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Graphic Design, Referenced by Armin Vit,Bryony Gomez Palacio Pdf

Graphic Design, Referenced is a visual and informational guide to the most commonly referenced terms, historical moments, landmark projects, and influential practitioners in the field of graphic design. With more than 2,000 design projects illustrating more than 400 entries, it provides an intense overview of the varied elements that make up the graphic design profession through a unique set of chapters: “principles" defines the very basic foundation of what constitutes graphic design to establish the language, terms, and concepts that govern what we do and how we do it, covering layout, typography, and printing terms; “knowledge" explores the most influential sources through which we learn about graphic design from the educational institutions we attend to the magazines and books we read; “representatives" gathers the designers who over the years have proven the most prominent or have steered the course of graphic design in one way or another; and “practice" highlights some of the most iconic work produced that not only serve as examples of best practices, but also illustrate its potential lasting legacy. Graphic Design, Referenced serves as a comprehensive source of information and inspiration by documenting and chronicling the scope of contemporary graphic design, stemming from the middle of the twentieth century to today.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:B3971167

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MLA Quarterly by Anonim Pdf