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The Designer's Dictionary of Type

The Designer's Dictionary of Type

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  • The Designer's Dictionary of Type follows in the footsteps of The Designer's Dictionary of Colour, providing a vivid and highly accessible look at an even more important graphic design ingredient: typography
  • From classic fonts like Garamond and Helvetica, to modern-day digital fonts like OCR-A and Keedy Sans, author and designer Sean Adams demystifies 48 major typefaces, describing their history, stylistic traits, and common application
  • Provides eye-catching illustrated examples, showcasing the beauty and expressiveness of typography, as employed by the world's greatest designers
  • Organised by serif, sans-serif, script, display, and digital typefaces, this book will be a vital guide for designers, teachers, or students looking to gain a foundational understanding of the art, practice, and history of typography

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  • Dimensions

    • 19.8 x 25.2 x 2.5cm

  • Format

    • Hardback
      256 pages

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  • Product type: Books
  • Designer/author: Abrams & Chronicle

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