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The Visual Dictionary of Typography

The Visual Dictionary of Typography

The Visual Dictionary of Typography

9782940411184

    Gavin Ambrose

    Paul Harris

    04-Oct-2010

    Paperback with flaps

    Visual Dictionaries

S$35.61

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The Visual Dictionary of Typography is a comprehensive guide to the many and varied terms used within typography. From abstraction to x-height and Blackletter to Widow, this book will prove an invaluable resource to anyone interested in typography. More than 250 common typography terms are explained with concise definitions, accompanied by compelling historical and contemporary illustrations. Each term is explained and contextualised, giving the reader an enhanced understanding of typographic terminology. From practical terms such as Accents, Bitmap and Classification to movements and styles such as Constructivism, De Stijl, Modernism and Swiss Typography, this book contains both modern terminology and the traditional terms still in current usage.

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