Type matters!
By: Jim Williams ; with a foreword by Ben Casey
Publisher: Merrell
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 157
ISBN-13: 9781858945675
Subjects: Graphic design (Typography); Type and type-founding
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 141) and index.
Table of contents: title: Background : A brief history of type design ; The origins of typographic terminology ; Type measurement ; Roman type ; The anatomy of letterforms ; Why some typefaces look bigger ; Type families; title: Setting headlines and display type : Selecting a typeface ; Headlines and display type ; Shape ; Hanging punctuation ; Visual centring ; Title, or 'i' and 'j' dot ; Ink traps; title: Text setting : Selecting a typeface ; Leading ; Size to measure ; Kerning ; Figures ; Letter spacing ; Colour ; Legibility and readability ; Shape ; Alignment ; Indicating paragraphs ; Numbers in text ; Emphasis in text ; Hanging punctuation ; Clash ; Hyphenation ; Widows and orphans ; Apostrophes and quotation marks ; Ligatures ; Ampersands ; Diphthongs ; Raised or drop capitals ; Capitals and small capitals ; Scripts ; Parentheses ; Email addresses ; Three rules ; Titling typefaces ; Reader's marks; title: Glossary of terms.