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Type: art

Status: now reading

Author: Ellen Lupton

Tags: design ++ book

Description: The organization of letters on a blank sheet -- or screen -- is the most basic challenge facingThe 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. "Thinking with Type" is divided into three sections: letter, text, and grid....

2006-06-23