Typography Workbook

Typography Workbook

by Timothy Samara
Released September 2004
Publisher(s): Rockport Publishers
ISBN: 9781616735890

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Book description

The Typography Workbook is the second in Rockport’s popular Workbook series, practical and inspirational workbooks that cover all the fundamental areas of the graphic design business.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Contents
  4. Typography Is Everywhere: Foreword
  5. Talking Type: A Discussion with Philippe Apeloig
  6. Typography Fundamentals
    1. A: Type Mechanics: The Visual Tool Kit
      1. Letterform Basics: The Foundation of Typographic Design (1/2)
      2. Letterform Basics: The Foundation of Typographic Design (2/2)
      3. Alphabet Variation
      4. The Optics of Spacing: Form and Counterform within Text (1/2)
      5. The Optics of Spacing: Form and Counterform within Text (2/2)
      6. The Spatial Mechanics of Paragraphs (1/2)
      7. The Spatial Mechanics of Paragraphs (2/2)
      8. Paragraphs in Sequence
    2. B: Form and Function: Building the Bigger Picture
      1. Space: The Typographic Frontier (1/2)
      2. Space: The Typographic Frontier (2/2)
      3. Typographic Color: The Visual Texture of Language
      4. Point, Line, and Plane: The Expanded Typographic Repertoire
      5. Developing Hierarchy: Clarifying the Content (1/2)
      6. Developing Hierarchy: Clarifying the Content (2/2)
      7. The Typographic Grid: Creating Architectural Space (1/2)
      8. The Typographic Grid: Creating Architectural Space (2/2)
      9. Breaking the Grid: Alternative Organizational Approaches
      10. Typographic Systems
    3. C: Expressing theUnspoken: Image and Emotion in Typography
      1. Integrating Type and Image (1/3)
      2. Integrating Type and Image (2/3)
      3. Integrating Type and Image (3/3)
      4. Type as Image: Transforming Words into Pictures (1/2)
      5. Type as Image: Transforming Words into Pictures (2/2)
      6. Color in Typographic Expression (1/2)
      7. Color in Typographic Expression (2/2)
  7. Typography in Practice
    1. Typeface Design (1/2)
    2. Typeface Design (2/2)
    3. Book Design: Texts and Covers (1/3)
    4. Book Design: Texts and Covers (2/3)
    5. Book Design: Texts and Covers (3/3)
    6. Collateral Texts: Brochures and Annual Reports (1/3)
    7. Collateral Texts: Brochures and Annual Reports (2/3)
    8. Collateral Texts: Brochures and Annual Reports (3/3)
    9. Website Design (1/3)
    10. Website Design (2/3)
    11. Website Design (3/3)
    12. Ephemera: Announcements, Promotions, and Advertising (1/2)
    13. Ephemera: Announcements, Promotions, and Advertising (2/2)
    14. Posters (1/3)
    15. Posters (2/3)
    16. Posters (3/3)
    17. Type in Motion: Animations and Film Titles (1/3)
    18. Type in Motion: Animations and Film Titles (2/3)
    19. Type in Motion: Animations and Film Titles (3/3)
    20. Visual Identity: Logos and Corporate Identity Systems (1/3)
    21. Visual Identity: Logos and Corporate Identity Systems (2/3)
    22. Visual Identity: Logos and Corporate Identity Systems (3/3)
    23. Environmental Type: Signage, Exhibitions, and Architectural Branding (1/2)
    24. Environmental Type: Signage, Exhibitions, and Architectural Branding (2/2)
    25. Publications: Newspapers, Magazines, and Newsletters (1/2)
    26. Publications: Newspapers, Magazines, and Newsletters (2/2)
    27. Packaging (1/2)
    28. Packaging (2/2)
  8. Appendixes
  9. Index of Contributors
    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
    4. D
    5. E
    6. F
    7. G
    8. H
    9. I
    10. J
    11. M
    12. N
    13. O
    14. P
    15. Q
    16. R
    17. S
    18. T
    19. U
    20. W
  10. Bibliography
  11. About the Author
  12. Acknowledgments

Product information

  • Title: Typography Workbook
  • Author(s): Timothy Samara
  • Release date: September 2004
  • Publisher(s): Rockport Publishers
  • ISBN: 9781616735890