Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works, Second Edition

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Author: Erik Spiekermann

ISBN-10: 0201703394

ISBN-13: 9780201703399

Category: Computer Fonts & Type

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An updated new edition of the classic guide to typography.A unique, entertaining, and educational tour through the most basic unit of human communication: type. This book, a perennial seller since 1993, draws in the reader with its beautiful design and layout, making liberal use of more than 200 illustrations and photographs. The author explains in everyday layman's terms what type is and how you can use it to enhance legibility, meaning, and aesthetic enjoyment. This edition is revised and updated to include new chapters on Web typography and other forms of online text display.

Ch. 1Type is everywhere8Ch. 2What is type?24Ch. 3Looking at type36Ch. 4Type with a purpose58Ch. 5Type builds character74Ch. 6Types of type96Ch. 7How it works122Ch. 8Putting it to work142Ch. 9There is no bad type156Ch. 10Final form174