December 2011
Intermediate to advanced
368 pages
25h 43m
English
Overview
Your official guide to the Adobe Type Library!
Choosing the right type for your designs can be one of the hardest
parts of your job as a digital designer. There are thousands of
fonts available and the choices can be overwhelming. With more than
2,400 fonts, the Adobe Type Library represents one of the largest
and most respected collections of top-quality type available. This
comprehensive guide makes it easy to select fonts for purchase from
Adobe’s vast library at www.adobe.com.
The Adobe Type Library Reference Book:
• Demonstrates the distinguishing characteristics of
different type styles
• Explains the ins and outs of type innovations such as
OpenType®
• Offers type inspiration and type selection
• Organizes type alphabetically and by style
• Shows the characters for each typeface, plus useful
reference charts with standard character sets for Windows® and
Mac OS®
• Features typefaces from internationally renowned
foundries and award-winning type designers
• Includes an easy-to-use Quick Reference providing a
useful overview of all the fonts contained inside the
book
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