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Typography Referenced: A Comprehensive Visual Guide to the Language, History, and Practice of Typography Hardcover - 2012

by Kathryn Henderson; Allan Haley; Ina Saltz


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Typography, Referenced was named to the 2013 Outstanding Reference Sources List, an annual handpicked list from the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA, a division of the American Library Association) of the most noteworthy reference titles published in 2012. Typography, Referenced is the single most comprehensive volume covering every aspect of typography that any design student, professional designer, or design aficionado needs to know today.

In these pages, you'll find:

--Thousands of illustrated examples of contemporary usage in design

--Historical developments from Greek lapidary letters to the movie Helvetica

--Landmark designs turning single letters into typefaces

--Definitions of essential type-specific language, terms, ideas, principles, and processes

--Ways technology has influenced and advanced type

--The future of type on the web, mobile devices, tablets, and beyond

In short, Typography, Referenced is the ultimate source of typographic information and inspiration, documenting and chronicling the full scope of essential typographic knowledge and design from the beginnings of moveable type to the present golden age of typography.

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  • Title Typography Referenced: A Comprehensive Visual Guide to the Language, History, and Practice of Typography
  • Author Kathryn Henderson; Allan Haley; Ina Saltz
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Spi
  • Pages 400
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Rockport Publishers
  • Date 2012-02
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781592537020 / 1592537022
  • Weight 3.37 lbs (1.53 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.25 x 8.75 x 1.13 in (26.04 x 22.23 x 2.87 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Graphic design (Typography), Type and type-founding
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011040805
  • Dewey Decimal Code 686.22

About the author

Jason Tselentis teaches graphic design and typography at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina. He is the author of Type, Form, and Function by Rockport Publishers.Allan Haley is Director of Words & Letters at Monotype Imaging, based in Woburn, Massachusetts. He is responsible for strategic planning and creative implementation of just about everything related to typeface designs, and editorial content for the company's type libraries and websites.Richard Poulin is cofounder, design director, and a principal of Poulin + Morris Inc. (http: //www.poulinmorris.com), an internationally recognized, multidisciplinary design consultancy located in New York City. His work has been recognized by major design organizations, competitions, and publications including the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), Communication Arts, Graphis, Library of Congress, Type Director Club, and the New York Art Directors Club. Richard is a Fellow of the Society for Environmental Graphic Design, the organization's highest honor, and is a past President and board member of the New York Chapter of AIGA.Tony Seddon's longstanding career as a graphic designer has taken him from his native Cornwall, via London and several publishing companies, to East Sussex where he now works as a freelance designer and writer. He has authored and co-authored multiple books, including Graphic Design for Non-designers; Art Directing Projects for Print; and Thou Shall Not Use Comic Sans. Visit him online at http: //www.tonyseddon.com.Gerry Leonidas is a Senior Lecturer in Typography at the University of Reading, UK. He teaches typographic design and typeface design at under- and postgraduate levels.Ina Saltz is an art director, designer, and author of numerous articles on design and typography. She is the author of Typography Essentials by Rockport Publishers. She lives in New York City.Kathryn Henderson is a writer, editor, and designer interested in the convergence between design and pop culture. Currently, you can find her at Pentagram Design obsessing over new design work and assisting with daily communications as deputy editor of Content Development for http: //www.pentagram.com.Ina Saltz is an art director, designer, writer, photographer and professor (of Electronic Design and Multimedia at The City College of New York) whose areas of expertise are typography and magazine design. For over 22 years, Ina was an editorial design director at Time Magazine (International Editions), Worth Magazine, and other magazines including Golf Magazine, Golf for Women Magazine, and Worldbusiness Magazine. Ina frequently lectures on topics related to magazine design and typography, including Toronto, Atlanta, Denver, Moscow, Amsterdam and Calgary.Kathryn Henderson is a writer, editor, and designer interested in the convergence between design and pop culture. Currently, you can find her at Pentagram Design obsessing over new design work and assisting with daily communications as deputy editor of Content Development for http: //www.pentagram.com. She resides in Brooklyn, NY.Tyler Alterman is a fourth-year student in The City University of New York's Macaulay Honors College studying creative behavior change. His obsessions include the science of persuasion, cognitive neuroscience, graphic design, cinnamon pita chips, and any fine type with high contrast, ball terminals, or geometric forms. He lives in New York City.
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