Complete Manual of Typography A Guide to Setting Perfect Type

Name: Complete Manual of Typography A Guide to Setting Perfect Type
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ISBN: 9780321773265

ISBN-10: 0321773268

ISBN-13: 9780321773265

Edition: 2nd 2012 (Revised)

Authors: James Felici

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Beautifully designed and richly illustrated The Complete Manual of Typography, Second Edition, is the fully updated version of THE seminal book on typography by Jim Felici. This book is about how type should look and how to make it look that way #x13; in other words, how to set type like a professional. It explains in practical terms how to use today#x19;s digital tools to achieve the secret of good design: well set type. An essential reference for anyone who works with type: designers, print production professionals, and corporate communications managers can go to straight to the index to find focused answers to specific questions, while educators and students can read it as a text book…

Book details

List price: $59.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Adobe Press
Publication date: 7/14/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 408
Size: 8.05" wide x 10.00" long x 1.05" tall
Weight: 1.848
Language: English




Typographic Basics



The State of the Art and How We Got Here



Units of Typographic Measurement



About Typefaces



About Fonts



The Basics of Using Typefaces



Typesetting versus Typewriting



Setting Type on a Personal Computer



What Makes Good Type Good (and Bad Type Bad)



How to Set Type



Measure, Point Size, and Leading



Controlling Hyphenation and Justification



Kerning and Tracking



Managing Indention and Alignment



Special Characters and Special Situations



Document Structures and Typographic Conventions



Tables



Language-Specific Issues



Typesetting with StyleSheets



Resolution Issues: Print, Screen, and Web Part three References