Typography Workbook: A Real-World Guide to Using Type in Graphic Design
by: Timothy Samara
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New in paperback, The Typography Workbook provides an at-a-glance reference book for designers on all aspects of type.
The book is part of Rockport's popular Workbook series of practical and inspirational workbooks that cover all the fundamental areas of the graphic design business. This book presents an abundance of information on type - the cornerstone of graphic design - succinctly and to the point, so that designers can get the information they need quickly and easily.
Whereas many other books on type are either very technical or showcase oriented, this book offers ideas and inspiration through hundreds of real-life projects showing successful, well-crafted usage of type. The book also offers a variety of other content, including choosing fonts, sizes, and colors; incorporating text and illustrations; avoiding common mistakes in text usage; and teaching rules by which to live (and work) by.
The book is part of Rockport's popular Workbook series of practical and inspirational workbooks that cover all the fundamental areas of the graphic design business. This book presents an abundance of information on type - the cornerstone of graphic design - succinctly and to the point, so that designers can get the information they need quickly and easily.
Whereas many other books on type are either very technical or showcase oriented, this book offers ideas and inspiration through hundreds of real-life projects showing successful, well-crafted usage of type. The book also offers a variety of other content, including choosing fonts, sizes, and colors; incorporating text and illustrations; avoiding common mistakes in text usage; and teaching rules by which to live (and work) by.
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Customer Reviews
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- amazing!
This is one of the prettiest books I own. It was also the most helpful book I purchased on typography and design. The examples and the book itself are gorgeous and the text explanations are thorough and easy to understand. Reading this book felt like taking an intro to typography course. This is as good as I could have expected it to be.
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- Not a workbook
I made the mistake of assumption. In light of trying to be helpful to those who are assuming the same, I should point out that:
The definition of a "workbook" (freedictionary.com):
work·book(wûrkbk)
n.
1. A booklet containing problems and exercises that a student may work directly on the pages.
2. A manual containing operating instructions, as for an appliance or machine.
3. A book in which a record is kept of work proposed or accomplished.
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Rating: - Amazing book on type! Extremely in-depth.
Extremely well written book, with easy to understand illustrations of all the concepts, plus tons of examples, this may be one of the best books on the market on typography.
The details are plenty and explained properly, but without making it hard to read.
It's also beautifully laid out, with examples of really good typography in the chapter titles and body text.
If you want a book for typography, this is the one, beginners and die-hards together.
Rating: - Great Buy
This is a great book for anyone interested in how to use typography within a graphic design framework.
Rating: - Typography Workbook
What a wonderful book now when my professor is talking typography lingo I am beginning to understand and it has great examples of typographic work. I highly recommend this book.
- amazing!This is one of the prettiest books I own. It was also the most helpful book I purchased on typography and design. The examples and the book itself are gorgeous and the text explanations are thorough and easy to understand. Reading this book felt like taking an intro to typography course. This is as good as I could have expected it to be.
- Not a workbookI made the mistake of assumption. In light of trying to be helpful to those who are assuming the same, I should point out that:
The definition of a "workbook" (freedictionary.com):
work·book(wûrkbk)
n.
1. A booklet containing problems and exercises that a student may work directly on the pages.
2. A manual containing operating instructions, as for an appliance or machine.
3. A book in which a record is kept of work proposed or accomplished.
Read More
- Amazing book on type! Extremely in-depth.Extremely well written book, with easy to understand illustrations of all the concepts, plus tons of examples, this may be one of the best books on the market on typography.
The details are plenty and explained properly, but without making it hard to read.
It's also beautifully laid out, with examples of really good typography in the chapter titles and body text.
If you want a book for typography, this is the one, beginners and die-hards together.
- Great BuyThis is a great book for anyone interested in how to use typography within a graphic design framework.
- Typography WorkbookWhat a wonderful book now when my professor is talking typography lingo I am beginning to understand and it has great examples of typographic work. I highly recommend this book.
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