The Complete Manual of Typography : A Guide to Setting Perfect Type
"This book is about how type should look and how to make it look that way - in other words, how to set type like a professional. It explains in practical terms how to use today's computerized tools to achieve that secret of good design: well-set type. Beautifully designed and richly illustrated, The Complete Manual of Typography is an essential reference for anyone who works with type. Designers, print production professionals, and corporate communications managers can go straight to the index to find focused answers to specific questions, while educators and students can read it as a textbook from cover to cover. You'll learn: Basic concepts and anatomy of good typography, indexed for quick reference by busy professionals. How to manage fonts and handle corrupted or missing fonts on any operating system. What makes good type good (and bad type bad)? Techniques for working with measure, point-size, leading, kerning, and other types of fundamentals. Practical ways to fix composition problems such as loose lines, bad rags, widows, and orphans. Hard-to-find rules for managing hyphenation and justification, indents, alignments, text wraps, and expert-set characters. Secrets of how to wring good type from uncooperative word-processing and layout programs
eBook, English, ©2003
Peachpit Press, Berkeley, CA, ©2003