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" A type primer / "
John Kane
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BL
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| Record Number
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581495
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b410714
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| Main Entry
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Kane, John,1949-
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| Title & Author
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A type primer /\ John Kane
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| Edition Statement
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2nd ed
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| Publication Statement
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Upper Saddle River, NJ :: Pearson Prentice Hall,, ©2012
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x, 230 pages :: illustrations ;; 26 cm
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| ISBN
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9780205066445
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: 0205066445
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Includes bibliographical references (page 227) and index
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| Contents
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Basics -- Describing letterforms -- The font -- Describing typefaces -- Measuring type -- Comparing typefaces -- Display typefaces -- Development -- A timeline -- Text typeface classification -- Letters, words, sentences -- Understanding letterforms -- Maintaining x-height -- Form/counterform -- Contrast -- Reinforcing meaning -- Making sentences, finding sense -- Type and color -- English is not Chinese -- Text -- Tracking : kerning and letterspacing -- Formatting text -- Texture -- Typing is not typesetting -- Leading and line length -- Kinds of proportion -- Components of the text page -- Placing text on a page -- Front matter, back matter -- Indicating paragraphs -- Highlighting text -- Headlines within text -- Widows and orphans -- Columnar organization -- Columnar layouts -- Cross-alignment -- Expressing hierarchy -- Tabular matter -- Type as image and information -- Grid systems -- Introduction -- An example -- Components of the grid -- A simple grid -- Grids at large scale -- Creating a grid for text -- Creating a grid for text and images
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| Abstract
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A practical introduction to typography, this book analyzes the basic principles and applications of type
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| Subject
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Graphic design (Typography)
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Layout (Printing)
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| Dewey Classification
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686.2/2
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| LC Classification
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Z246.K36 2012
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Z246.K36 2011
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