The Visual Dictionary Of Typography
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The Visual Dictionary of Typography
Author: Gavin Ambrose
language: en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date: 2010-10-04
The Visual Dictionary of Typography is a guide to the many and varied terms used within typography. Arranged alphabetically from abstraction to x-height and blackletter to widow, each term is explained and contextualized with illustrations. More than 250 typographical terms are included. 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 traditional terms still in current usage. The Visual Dictionary of Typography is an easy-to-use reference that will prove invaluable to anyone interested in typography and graphic design.
The Visual Dictionary of Typography
Arranged alphabetically from abstraction to x-height and blackletter to widow, each term is explained and contextualised with illustrations.
The Visual Dictionary of Graphic Design
Author: Gavin Ambrose
language: en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date: 2019-01-10
The Visual Dictionary of Graphic Design is a comprehensive guide to the numerous terms used within graphic design and associated disciplines. Over 250 terms are explained and contextualized, with concise definitions accompanied by illustrations and examples taken from historical and contemporary graphic design. The dictionary covers traditional practice and process terms as well as modern terminology. It also defines a wide variety of practical terms, such as Perfect binding, Deboss and Strikethrough, as well as movements and styles including Surrealism, Psychadelia and Postmodernism.