The Field Guide to Typography : Typefaces in the Urban Landscape

Peter Dawson

ISBN 10: 0500241449 / ISBN 13: 9780500241448

Editore: Thames & Hudson, Thames And Hudson Ltd Sep 2013, 2013

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Neuware - The Field Guide to Typography explores and explains the myriad typefaces that we see around us in our day-to-day lives, from airplane liveries to computer screens, from billboard hoardings to signage systems. It presents over 120 typefaces - old and new, common and unusual - with photographic references to help 'font spotters' identify particular typefaces in the wild. Accompanying background information explains the origin, usage and key features of each typeface, and 'Field Facts' provide little-known nuggets of information to expand your typographical awareness. Attractive and informative, The Field Guide to Typography is a unique visual reference for novice font fans and experienced designers alike, and a comprehensive celebration of our expanding typographic world.

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• Titolo: The Field Guide to Typography : Typefaces in the Urban Landscape
• Editore: Thames & Hudson, Thames And Hudson Ltd Sep 2013
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0500241449
• ISBN 13: 9780500241448
• Rilegatura: Buch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 207 L x 157 A x 34 P (millimetri) 207 millimetri di larghezza per 157 millimetri di altezza per 34 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 972 grammi

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The Field Guide to Typography explores and explains the myriad typefaces that we see around us in our day-to-day lives, from airplane liveries to computer screens, from billboard hoardings to signage systems. It presents over 120 typefaces old and new, common and unusual with photographic references to help font spotters identify particular typefaces in the wild. Accompanying background information explains the origin, usage and key features of each typeface, and Field Facts provide little-known nuggets of information to expand your typographical awareness. Attractive and informative, The Field Guide to Typography is a unique visual reference for novice font fans and experienced designers alike, and a comprehensive celebration of our expanding typographic world.