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Thinking in type : the practical philosophy of typography / Alex W. White.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, NY : Allworth Press, c2005.Description: vii, 213 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781581153842 (pbk.)
  • 1581153848 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 686.221 WHI
LOC classification:
  • Z250 .W565 2005
Online resources:
Contents:
What is type and where is it found? -- The language of type -- Space and type -- Typographic unity : similarities and contrasts -- What makes readers respond -- Type and identity -- Fresh vs familiar -- Evolving a treatment from existing characteristics -- Readability, then legibility -- Type and imagery -- The evolution of typography -- 1914-1945 -- 1946-1982 -- 1983 onward.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 686.221 WHI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 203738

Includes bibliographical references (p. [208]-209) and index.

What is type and where is it found? -- The language of type -- Space and type -- Typographic unity : similarities and contrasts -- What makes readers respond -- Type and identity -- Fresh vs familiar -- Evolving a treatment from existing characteristics -- Readability, then legibility -- Type and imagery -- The evolution of typography -- 1914-1945 -- 1946-1982 -- 1983 onward.

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