Type companion for the digital artist
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Type companion for the digital artist
（Against the clock companion series）
Prentice Hall, c2002
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Type for the digital artist
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Includes index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
The Against the Clock Companion Series was designed to work together with application-specific training and skills development books. The books in the series provide background in fundamental design and artistic issues and complement the hands-on, skills-based approach of the Against the Clock applications titles. Courses can be found in Office Information Systems, Computer Science, and Fine Arts Departments, as well as Continuing Education, Journalism, and Printing and Lithography.
The Typography Companion for the Digital Artist is an in-depth study of type and typography, and is a superb complement to any application-specific book that includes the use of typographic elements. Whether you're learning a page layout program, a drawing program, a video editing tool, or an imaging program, this book will have the you using fonts and type more effectively and attractively then ever before. From the history of modern typefaces, through the attributes of type, categories of font families, and critical design choices, the Typography Companion for the Digital Artist will help you improve how documents look, their readability and balance of type elements, and offer insight into subtle usage issues often overlooked by the digital artist.
目次
Introduction.
For Whom Did We Write this Book? How Is this Book Organized? How Should I Use this Book? Are You Ready to Start Exploring Type and Typography?
I. THE HISTORY AND FOUNDATIONS OF TYPE.
1. The Evolution of Typography.
The Alphabet Develops. Document Format Development. Producing Books in the Middle Ages. Typography and Printing Become Automated. The Microcomputer Impacts the Industry. Fonts Used for Publishing. Summary. Endnote.
2. Type Basics.
Analyzing Letterforms. Font Basics. Dos and Don'ts. Summary.
3. Exploring Categories of Type.
Categorizing Type. Evolution of Type Styles. Character Sets. Summary.
II. TYPOGRAPHY.
4. Understanding the Elements of Type.
The Readability of Type. Special Characters. Combining Type with Rules. Creating Lists. Summary.
5. Controlling Type Within Documents.
Styled Type vs. Type Styles. Hyphenation and Justification. Horizontal and Vertical Alignment. Widow & Orphan Control. Working with Styles. Summary.
III. REAL-WORLD CHALLENGES.
6. Designing with Type.
Matching Type to the Message. Display Type. Body Type. Type and Color. Designing Logotypes. Interaction of Type and Graphics. Type and the Design Grid. Summary.
7. Type and the Internet.
Displaying Type on Web Pages. Type Elements You Can't Control. Comparing Web and Print Documents. Fonts and Font Specification. Styles. Fonts Embedded in Documents. Summary.
8. The Mechanics of Type.
Fonts in Common Use. Naming Fonts. Font Matching. Managing Fonts on the Computer. Managing Fonts for Printing. Summary.
Last Thoughts.
GALLERY & REFERENCE.
Gallery.
Glossary.
Index.
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