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Designing with Type: A Basic Course in Typography

Name: Designing with Type: A Basic Course in Typography
Author: James Craig
ISBN: 9780823013050

by James Craig

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The classic Designing with Type has been completely redesigned, with an updated format and full color throughout. New information and new images make this perennial best-seller an even more valuable tool for anyone interested in learning about typography. The fifth edition has been integrated with a convenient website, www.designingwithtype.com, where students and teachers can examine hundreds of design solutions and explore a world of typographic information. First published more than thirty-five years ago, Designing with Type has sold more than 250,000 copies—and this fully updated edition, with its new online resource, will educate and inspire a new generation of designers.

The latest edition of this classic includes the basics of phototypesetting and an expanded glossary with both phototypesetting and production terms.

About the Author, James Craig

James Craig is a renowned author of books on graphic design, including Basic Typography: A Design Manual. He was the design director of Watson-Guptill Publications for more than twenty-five years; today he teaches typography at The Cooper Union in New York City, where he lives.

William Bevington, executive director of Parsons Institute for Information Mapping, New School University. He teaches at Parsons School of Design in New York and lives in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey.

Irene Koral Scala, a graduate of The Cooper Union, has also studied at the Bezalel Academy of Art in Design in Jerusalem. She lives in New York City.

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New edition of a text that presents a complete overview of the field of typography, from the origins of the alphabet through contemporary design. Rather than overwhelming the student with an infinite number of existing typefaces, it thoroughly examines Garamond, Baskerville, Bodoni, Century Expanded, and Helvetica, each of which represents an important stage in the evolution of typography and is widely used today. Fully illustrated in b&w. Spiral binding. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)