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Typography Essentials
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Typography Essentials

by Ina Saltz
July 2009
Beginner
208 pages
5h 24m
English
Rockport Publishers
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THE LETTER19 Extreme scaling

IF YOU LOVE TYPE, YOU LOVE TO SEE IT writ large. Extreme scaling (especially when very large elements are used in contrast with normally scaled typographic elements) is a powerful tool in the designer’s arsenal. Almost every typeface assumes a whole new identity when used in gargantuan ways; like the faces on Mount Rushmore, the scale alone is so impressive that we don’t always stop to think about whether it is well-crafted artwork. Its size is enough to seize our attention.

ProjectThalia Theater media

DesignersFriederike Kuehne, Jana Steffen, Martin Jahnecke, and Bastian Renner (students), Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle

ProfessorAnna Berkenbusch

Assistant ProfessorManja Hellpap

ClientThalia ...

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ISBN: 9781592535231