Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students (Design Briefs)

Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students (Design Briefs)
by Ellen Lupton

Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students (Design Briefs)
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Author: Ellen Lupton
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2004-09-09
ISBN: 1568984480
Number of pages: 176
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
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Book Review: It's a typography book alright.
Summary: 3 Stars

if you are taking typography and this is your required text, then I highly recommend it!

Summary of Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students (Design Briefs)

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. Thinking with Type is 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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