Synopses & Reviews
The Visual Dictionary of Typography is a comprehensive guide to the numerous terms used within typography and its associated disciplines.
Over 250 terms are explained and contextualised, with concise definitions accompanied by illustrations and examples taken from historical and contemporary typography. The dictionary covers traditional, manual practices and processes as well as modern terminology. It also defines a wide variety of practical terms, such as Point size,Leading and Gutter, as well as movements and lettering styles includingGothic, Reductionism, andConstructivism.
The Visual Dictionary of Typography is an invaluable reference tool that improves the reader’s understanding of the professional terms applied in the world of typography.
Synopsis
"The Visual Dictionary of Typography" is a guide to the many and varied terms used within typography. Arranged alphabetically from abstraction to x-height and blackletter to widow, each term is explained and contextualized with illustrations. More than 250 typographical terms are included. From practical terms such as accents, bitmap and classification to movements and styles such as constructivism, De Stijl, modernism and Swiss typography, this book contains both modern terminology and traditional terms still in current usage. "The Visual Dictionary of Typography" is an easy-to-use reference that will prove invaluable to anyone interested in typography and graphic design.
Synopsis
The Visual Dictionary of Typography is an ideal tool for all students of typography and graphic design, providing an easy straightforward reference filled with eyecatching fully illustrated examples.
Synopsis
Gavin Ambrose is a practising graphic designer whose client base includes the arts sector, galleries, publishers and advertising agencies. He has written and designed several books on graphic design, branding and packaging.
Paul Harris studied at the London College of Communication and has gone on to become a freelance writer and editor. His work has appeared extensively in magazines and journals on both sides of the Atlantic, including style bible Dazed & Confused.
About the Author
Gavin Ambrose
MA Central St Martins
Practising Graphic Designer.
Gavin’s current commercial practice includes clients from the arts sector, galleries, publishers and advertising agencies. He is the co-author/designer of several books on branding, packaging and editorial design.
Paul Harris PG Dip
London College of Printing
Freelance Writer and Journalist.
Paul writes for magazines, journals and newspapers, both in London and New York, on a range of subjects, from architecture to tourism. He is co-author and collaborator on several books about graphic design.
Table of Contents
3 D3 Deep DesignAbstractionAccentsAdvertisingAicher, OtlAlignmentAlphabetAmbiguityAmpersandAnatomyApproachAppropriationArabicArchitecturalBarnbrook, JonathanBaskerville, JohnBass, SaulBauhausBell GothicBézierBibliothequeBillboardsBit mapBlackletterBodoni, GiambattistaBooksBoundariesBrailleBrandingBrignall, ColinCaslon, WilliamCaptionCartlidge LeveneCarvingCaxtonCinemaClassificationClothingCollectionColorColumnComicCommissionComplementaryComputer hardware and softwareCondensedConstructedConstructivismContrastCorporateCounterCraftCross headCrouwel, WimCSS (Cascading Style Sheets)CyrillicDe StijlDecalsDenotive / CognitiveDigital fontsDingbatsDrop capsEckmannEclecticEditorialEgyptianEllipsisEm / EnEmergencyEnvironmentalEphemeraEthicsExpertFamiliesFashionFixed widthFlourishFolioFontFoodFooterFootnotesFoundryFreelanceFrost DesignFrutiger, AdrianFrutiger’s gridGaramondGill, EricGothicGraffitiGraphic designGridsGuttenburgGutterHand drawnHang lineHarts RulesHeaderHierarchyHistoricalHot metalHouse styleHTMLHumorHyphenHyphenationIdentityIndexesInformationInspirationInstructionsInternational StyleISTDItalicJohnston, EdwardKelly, EllsworthKerningLabelsLanguagesLatinLeadingLegLegibilityLegislation / InclusivityLetrasetLetterpressLigaturesLinotypeLivery / TransportLogotypesMagazinesManutius, AldusMapsMark makingMeasureMetricsMiedinger, MaxMixModernismMoneyMonographMosaicMotionMovementMovie postersMoving imageMuseums and exhibitionsMusicNamesNeugebauer, MichaelNewspapersNumeralsObliqueOpenTypeOptical illusionsOpticsOrganizationsOrnamentsOrphanOutdoor mediaOutlineOverprintingPackagingParenthesisPerceptionPersonificationPharmaceuticalPilcrowPoint sizePostage stampPosterPostmodernismPrint finishingProProductProofsPropagandaPublicationsPunPunctuationQuotation marksRaggedReadabilityRebusRecto / VersoReferenceRelative unitsReliefResearch StudiosRiversRosetta StoneRoundelSacred textsScaleScientific charactersScriptSculptureSerifShapeSignage and wayfindingSignatureSignwritingSketchbookSlab serifsSmall capsSolidusSpecimen BooksSpiekermann, ErikStampsStencilStoriesStressStudioStudio MyerscoughStudio NBStyleStyle sheetsSuperiors and inferiorsSwashSwiss TypographyTabsText blocksTextureThe HorizontalThe VerticalThemesTitle sequenceToolsTrackingTschichold, JanT-shirtTwo in onesType boxesTypefaceTypogramTypographerUnitsUtilitarianVectorVenetian typefacesVernacularWebsafe fontsWebsitesWeightWeingart, WolfgangWhy Not AssociatesWidowWordshapeWrapsX-height
Zapf, Herman