Type on screen
Subtitle: a guide for designers, developers, writers, and students
By: Ellen Lupton, editor
Series: Design briefs--essential texts on design; Design briefs
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781616891701
Subjects: Graphic design (Typography); Digital media
Other titles: Type on screen :
Description: The definitive guide to using classic typographic concepts of form and structure to make dynamic compositions for screen-based applications. Covering a broad range of technologies -- from electronic publications and websites to videos and mobile devices -- this hands-on primer presents the latest information available to help designers make critical creative decisions, including how to choose typefaces for the screen, how to style beautiful, functional text and navigation, how to apply principles of animation to text, and how to generate new forms and experiences with code-based operations. Type on Screen is an essential design tool for anyone seeking clear and focused guidance about typography for the digital age.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Fonts on screen; title: Text on screen; title: Digital publishing; title: Type and interface; title: Icons and logotypes; title: Animation and code.