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    Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works

    Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works


    $19.95

    • Format: School & Library Binding
    • 174 pages
    • Publisher: Adobe Press
    • Published: January 1993
    • ISBN-10: 0672485435
    • ISBN-13: 9780672485435

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    A classic guide to typography -- now updated for the Web! -- More than 200 full-color illustrations and photographs bring the discussion of typography to life -- Updated to include new material on Web typography and other forms of online text display. This classic typography book, first published in 1993, is now updated with brand-new typefaces, fonts, and illustrations. Internationally renowned graphic designer Erik Spiekermann explains in everyday terms what typography is and offers design guidance in choosing type for legibility, meaning, and aesthetic appeal. Stop Stealing Sheep and Find Out How Type Works, 2nd Edition guides the reader through all aspects of typography, from the history and mechanics of type, to training the eye to recognize and choose typefaces. Uncover type's roots and placement within society and learn how to use space and layout to improve overall communication. This elegant guide for readers of all levels is revised and updated to discuss the particular design challenges of type on the Internet. Note: This title was originally announced in the October 2000 Pearson Technology Group catalog. An entertaining, informative and educational tour through the most basic unit of communication--type. Explains in every-day laymen's terms what type is, how to select it, and how to use it to improve the reader's communication. Includes over 200 illustrations and photographs.
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