Contributions

  • Ginger, E. M., 1948- - Contributor

Publication

2003 - Adobe Press, Berkeley, Calif, Indiana

Language

English

Word Count

50,000 words, Guess

Page Count

200 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more

Classifications

  • LCCZ250 .S738 2003
  • LCCZ250.S738 2003

Alternate Titles

  • Stop stealing sheep and find out how type works.

Description

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.

Description

"Designers can be passionate about good type, and this classic handbook has inspired countless designers when choosing a typeface. Spiekermann and Ginger have distilled their decades of typographic experience into a lively, rewarding guide to type. If you use type - and these days, almost everyone does - their engaging, commonsense style helps you understand how type can enhance your design and reinforce your message.". "This revised edition brings Stop Stealing Sheep thoroughly up to date, covering new type technology, fresh typefaces, and a discussion of how to choose type for best effect on the Web, email, and screens of all sizes."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Topics

Printing686.2/24TypographyZ250 .s738 2014Desktop publishingType and type-foundingAdobe postscript (computer program)

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