Thinking with Type
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The organization of letters on a blank sheet—or screen—is the most basic challenge facing anyone who practices design. What type of font to use? How big? How should those letters, words, and paragraphs be aligned, spaced, ordered, shaped, and otherwise manipulated? In this groundbreaking new primer, leading design educator and historian Ellen Lupton provides clear and concise guidance for anyone learning or brushing up on their typographic skills.
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Thinking with Typeis divided into three sections: letter, text, and grid. Each section begins with an easy-to-grasp essay that reviews historical, technological, and theoretical concepts, and is then followed by a set of practical exercises that bring the material covered to life. Sections conclude with examples of work by leading practitioners that demonstrate creative possibilities (along with some classic no-no's to avoid).
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Grid Systems: Principles of Organizing Type Shares design, graphic design, typography -
Grid Systems in Graphic Design/Raster Systeme Fur Die Visuele Gestaltung Shares design, graphic design, typography -
The Elements of Typographic Style Shares design, typography, graphic design -
Making and Breaking the Grid: A Graphic Design Layout Workshop Shares design, graphic design, typography
