Stop Stealing Sheep and Find Out How Type Works (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Stop Stealing Sheep and Find Out How Type Works A guide to typography. It draws in the reader with its design and layout, making use of more than 200 illustrations and photographs. It explains in everyday layman's terms what type is and how you can use it to enhance legibility, meaning, and aesthetic enjoyment. It also includes chapters on Web typography and other forms of online text display.
Full description- Publisher: Adobe Press,U.S.
- Published: 01 December 2003
- Format: Paperback 192 pages
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- Categories: Art Forms | Graphic Design | Typography & Lettering | Internet Guides & Online Services | Business Applications | Desktop Publishing
- ISBN 13: 9780201703399 ISBN 10: 0201703394
- Sales rank: 19,305
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Full description for Stop Stealing Sheep and Find Out How Type Works
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.
