The Fundamentals of Typography by Gavin Ambrose

The Fundamentals of Typography by Gavin Ambrose

The Fundamentals of Typography (Second Edition) introduce the fundamental principles of typographic theory and practice. It covers a wide range of subjects, including the history of typography, typographic detailing and the use of creative typography across a range of media. Packed with clear explanations, expanded illustrations and historical and contemporary examples from leading practitioners around the world. The second edition includes considerable new and revised content from the authors, including new case studies and student exercises.

Very useful book, the anatomy of typography graphics were used as mandatory course materialGreat list of resources in the back, extremely detailed captions and comments. All around a fantastic book. * Irina Lee, State University of New York at Farmingdale, USA *
A great introduction book on typography. The book itself has excellent typography! * Hao Chen, University of Wisconsin-Platteville, USA *
A good introduction to principles and fundamental practices. * Corrado Morgana , University of Wales, Newport, UK *
Fundamentals of Typography offers a comprehensive look at basic typography concepts, discusses typographic history and its present-day uses, and takes a look at the future of typography. * Dynamic Graphics magazine *

Gavin Ambrose is a practising graphic designer. His current commercial practice includes clients from the arts sector, publishers and advertising agencies. Paul Harris is a freelance writer and editor. His work has appeared extensively in magazines and journals on both sides of the Atlantic.

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ISBN 13	9782940411764
ISBN 10	294041176X
Title	The Fundamentals of Typography
Author	Gavin Ambrose
Series	Fundamentals
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2011-09-26
Number of pages	200
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