Lettering & type : creating letters and designing typefaces / Bruce Willen, Nolen Strals ; with a foreword by Ellen Lupton.
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TextSeries: Design briefsPublication details: New York : Princeton Architectural Press, c2009. Edition: 1st edDescription: 129 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cmISBN: 9781568987651 (pbk. : alk. paper); 156898765XOther title: Lettering and typeSubject(s): Type and type-founding | Lettering | Graphic design (Typography)DDC classification: 686.2/24 LOC classification: Z250 | .wil 2009Other classification: AM 22000 Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p.128) and index.
1. Context : Legibility, context, and creativity ; A compressed history of the Roman alphabet -- 2. Systems & type-ologies : Systems ; The ideal versus the practical ; Conceptual alphabets and lettering ; Writing, lettering, or type? ; Letter structure ; Type and lettering classification ; Exercise: fictional characters ; Book typefaces ; Display lettering and type -- 3. Creating letters : Thinking before drawing ; The lettering process ; Foundations ; Exercise: flat-tipped pen ; Creating text letters and book type ; Modular letters ; Exercise: modular alphabet ; Screen fonts ; Handwriting ; Script lettering ; Casual lettering ; Distressed type ; Interview: Ken Barber -- 4. Making letters work : Transforming type : Customizing type ; Turning type into lettering ; Exercise: modifying type ; Ligatures and joined letterforms ; Interview: Nancy Harris Rouemy -- Lettering as image : The opaque word ; Interview: Shaun Flynn -- Designing typefaces : Behind a face ; Character traits ; Letterform analysis ; Lowercase ; Uppercase ; Numerals ; Punctuation and accents ; Type families ; Spacing and kerning ; Setting text ; Interview: Christian Schwartz -- Glossary.
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