The Serif Fairy
| Author | : René Siegfried |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : Artists' books |
| ISBN | : 9780979048623 |
Looking for her lost wing, the Serif Fairy wanders a typographic landscape.
The Serif
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Calligraphy For Dummies
| Author | : Jim Bennett |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 341 |
| Release | : 2011-02-25 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 1118051297 |
You’ve always admired beautiful calligraphy, but you probably figured it was way too hard to master, right ? Calligraphy is actually much easier than you ever dreamed. All you need is the right guide and you’ll be up to speed in no time! Calligraphy For Dummies lets anyone discover the art and fun of lettering. With this hands-on guide, you’ll be able to develop your craft and test it out in no time. Starting with the italic alphabet, you’ll discover different types of strokes, how to angle your pen, and how to join letters. This easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide shows you: All the tools you need to practice the craft Where to get the proper ink and paper How to master several alphabets Different variations to change the look of letters How to mix and match your alphabets How to create a poster, sign, or certificate Ways to design and letter a quotation Common mistakes that can easily be avoided Calligraphy For Dummies also provides tips on how to put your calligraphy skills to good use, with ideas for making money, adding flair to wedding invitations, and more! It also includes ten fun alphabets and practice pages to hone in on your talent, as well as examples of poorly formed letters to keep you on track. With a little practice, you’ll be creating stunning letters and experiencing the joys of writing calligraphy!
Human-Computer Interaction
| Author | : Andrew Sears |
| Publisher | : CRC Press |
| Total Pages | : 384 |
| Release | : 2009-03-02 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 1420088866 |
Hailed on first publication as a compendium of foundational principles and cutting-edge research, The Human-Computer Interaction Handbook has become the gold standard reference in this field. Derived from select chapters of this groundbreaking resource, Human-Computer Interaction: Design Issues, Solutions, and Applications focuses on HCI from a pri
The Origin of the Serif
| Author | : Edward M. Catich |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 310 |
| Release | : 1991 |
| Genre | : Alphabet |
| ISBN | : 9780962974021 |
The Fundamentals of Typography
| Author | : Gavin Ambrose |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 186 |
| Release | : 2006-12-04 |
| Genre | : Design |
| ISBN | : 2940439974 |
The Fundamentals of Typography offers an incisive guide to typographic theory and practice. Subjects include an introduction to the history of typography, the practice of typographic detailing, and font generation for print and web. The book demonstrates the power and variety of typography. Basic principles are presented through detailed explanations, expanded illustrations, case studies, and reference material from leading design studios around the world. A sound understanding of type history and classification facilitates controlled, intelligent and thoughtful type usage, across a range of media. This book builds upon these principles and will become an invaluable reference for creatives and designers.
The Graphic Arts
| Author | : Henry Lewis Johnson |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 648 |
| Release | : 1911 |
| Genre | : Advertising |
| ISBN | : |
Thinking with Type
| Author | : Ellen Lupton |
| Publisher | : Chronicle Books |
| Total Pages | : 226 |
| Release | : 2014-04-15 |
| Genre | : Design |
| ISBN | : 1616893508 |
"Thinking with Type is to typography what Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time is to physics."—I Love Typography The best-selling Thinking with Type in a revised and expanded second edition: Thinking with Type is the definitive guide to using typography in visual communication. Ellen Lupton provides clear and focused guidance on how letters, words, and paragraphs should be aligned, spaced, ordered, and shaped. The book covers all typography essentials, from typefaces and type families, to kerning and tracking, to using a grid. Visual examples show how to be inventive within systems of typographic form, including what the rules are, and how to break them. This revised edition includes forty-eight pages of new content with the latest information on: • style sheets for print and the web • the use of ornaments and captions • lining and non-lining numerals • the use of small caps and enlarged capitals • mixing typefaces • font formats and font licensing Plus, new eye-opening demonstrations of basic typography design with letters, helpful exercises, and dozens of additional illustrations. Thinking with Type is the typography book for everyone: designers, writers, editors, students, and anyone else who works with words. If you love font and lettering books, Ellen Lupton's guide reveals the way typefaces are constructed and how to use them most effectively. Fans of Thinking with Type will love Ellen Lupton's new book Extra Bold: A Feminist, Inclusive, Anti-racist, Nonbinary Field Guide for Graphic Designers.
Lettering
| Author | : Andrew Haslam |
| Publisher | : Laurence King Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 240 |
| Release | : 2011-09-12 |
| Genre | : Design |
| ISBN | : 1780675321 |
Using a combination of explanatory text, step-by-step photographs and classic and contemporary examples, this unique survey brings together over 80 processes involved in creating lettering and applying it to surfaces. Included are hand-drawn lettering techniques (from sign writing to tattooing); dimensional lettering (hand engraving to laser cutting); typesetting (from letterpress to lettering in food); printing (Letraset to printing on bank notes); lettering on textiles (embroidery to flag-making); and illuminated type (neon signage to holography). Lettering is an essential and exhaustive reference guide for any designer wishing either to create lettering themselves or to commission work from external sources.
Design for Developers
| Author | : Stephanie Stimac |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 278 |
| Release | : 2023-09-05 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 1617299472 |
Solve common application design and usability issues with flair! These essential design and UX techniques will help you create good user experiences, iterate smoothly on frontend features, and collaborate effectively with designer colleagues. In Design for Developers you will learn how to: Use color, typography, and layout to create hierarchy on a web page Apply color palettes consistently in a user interface Choose the correct typefaces and fonts Conduct user research to validate design decisions Quickly plan a website’s layout and structure In Design for Developers, author Stephanie Stimac shares the unique insights she’s learned as a designer on the Microsoft Developer Experiences team. This one-of-a-kind book provides a developer-centric approach to the essential design fundamentals of modern web applications. You’ll learn how to craft a polished visual design with just color, space, and typeface, and put all your new skills into practice to design a website from scratch. Foreword by Aaron Gustafson. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the technology Developer-made design decisions can have a real impact on a site’s user experience. Learn to speak design’s language, and you’ll be able to confidently contribute to a design process, collaborate with designer colleagues, and make more informed decisions about how you build your apps. About the book Design for Developers reveals essential design and UX principles every web developer needs to know. You’ll love the book’s developer-centric approach, which demonstrates new ideas with examples from popular sites and user interfaces. Discover insightful techniques for user research, and learn to use color, typography, and layout to create communicative web visuals. By the time you’re done reading, you’ll know it’s true: having good design sense will make you a better web developer! What's inside Conduct user research to validate design decisions Quickly plan a website’s layout and structure Iterate smoothly on frontend features Use color, typography, and layout to create hierarchy on a web page About the reader For web developers familiar with HTML, CSS, and the JavaScript basics. About the author Stephanie Stimac is a design technologist and senior product manager who focuses on building and improving developer experiences. She has previously worked on the Microsoft Edge browser. Table of Contents PART 1 DESIGN BASICS 1 Bridging the gap between design and development 2 Design fundamentals PART 2 USER EXPERIENCE 3 User experience basics 4 User research 5 User experience design PART 3 VISUAL DESIGN ELEMENTS 6 Web layout and composition 7 Enhancing web layout with animation 8 Choosing and working with typography on the web 9 Color theory 10 Building a website PART 4 AFTER VISUAL DESIGN 11 Test, validate, iterate 12 Developer choices and user experience
Joomla! 1.5 Multimedia
| Author | : Allan Walker |
| Publisher | : Packt Publishing Ltd |
| Total Pages | : 523 |
| Release | : 2010-02-01 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 184719771X |
Build media-rich Joomla! web sites by learning to embed and display Multimedia content.
