Lettering & type

Willen, Bruce, 1981-

Lettering & type creating letters and designing typefaces / [electronic resource] : Lettering and type Bruce Willen, Nolen Strals ; with a foreword by Ellen Lupton. - 1st ed. - New York : Princeton Architectural Press, c2009. - 129 p. : ill. (some col.). - Design briefs . - Design briefs. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Context : Legibility, context, and creativity ; A compressed history of the Roman alphabet -- 2. Systems & type-ologies : Systems ; The ideal versus the practical ; Conceptual alphabets and lettering ; Writing, lettering, or type? ; Letter structure ; Type and lettering classification ; Exercise: fictional characters ; Book typefaces ; Display lettering and type -- 3. Creating letters : Thinking before drawing ; The lettering process ; Foundations ; Exercise: flat-tipped pen ; Creating text letters and book type ; Modular letters ; Exercise: modular alphabet ; Screen fonts ; Handwriting ; Script lettering ; Casual lettering ; Distressed type ; Interview: Ken Barber -- 4. Making letters work : Transforming type : Customizing type ; Turning type into lettering ; Exercise: modifying type ; Ligatures and joined letterforms ; Interview: Nancy Harris Rouemy -- Lettering as image : The opaque word ; Interview: Shaun Flynn -- Designing typefaces : Behind a face ; Character traits ; Letterform analysis ; Lowercase ; Uppercase ; Numerals ; Punctuation and accents ; Type families ; Spacing and kerning ; Setting text ; Interview: Christian Schwartz -- Glossary.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
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Type and type-founding.
Lettering.
Graphic design (Typography)


Electronic books.

Z250 / .W598 2009eb

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