Authors:Richard Kegler, James Grieshaber, Tamye Riggs,
Publisher: Rockport Publishers
Keywords: type, independent, indie, digital, compendium, fonts, foundries
Number of Pages: 416
Published: 2007-02-01
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 1592533132
ISBN-13: 9781592533138

The must-have resource for finding the highest quality fonts available todayIf you’re searching for a font that goes beyond ho-hum, this book is for you. Today’s computers provide a selection of fonts that serve reasonably well for workaday letters and publications, but have become utterly boring from overuse. To attract a reader’s attention, you need an original font.This third volume of Indie Fonts provides a showcase collection of 1,600 new fonts from today’s hottest digital type foundries, and features the best work of these designers. As with the first two volumes,

Author: Yannis Haralambous
Publisher: O’Reilly Media
Keywords: encodings, amp, fonts
Number of Pages: 1040
Published: 2007-09-26
List price: $59.99
ISBN-10: 0596102429
ISBN-13: 9780596102425

This reference is a fascinating and complete guide to using fonts and typography on the Web and across a variety of operating systems and application software. Fonts & Encodings shows you how to take full advantage of the incredible number of typographic options available, with advanced material that covers everything from designing glyphs to developing software that creates and processes fonts. The era of ASCII characters on green screens is long gone, and industry leaders such as Apple, HP, IBM, Microsoft, and Oracle have adopted the Unicode Worldwide Character Standard. Yet, many softwa

Author: Sharon Zardetto Aker
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Keywords: fonts, mac, world, real
Number of Pages: 360
Published: 2006-09-22
List price: $39.99
ISBN-10: 0321474015
ISBN-13: 9780321474018

As someone who works with fonts every day, you need to know exactly how fonts work in Mac OS X. Long-time Mac author Sharon Zardetto Aker has the answers you need, explaining where your fonts reside, why they are there, and what to do about duplication and long Font menus. Once that’s under control, you’ll learn things like the ins and outs of different font installation methods; how to use Font Book to manage, validate, and organize fonts; ways of dealing with legacy Mac OS 9 fonts; and how to make the most of character-rich Unicode fonts. And to help with those maddening font pro

Author: Alan Hoenig
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: tex, graphics, fonts, latex, unbound, strategies
Number of Pages: 608
Published: 1998-04-02
List price: $59.50
ISBN-10: 019509686X
ISBN-13: 9780195096866

LaTeX is the premier software system used for presenting technical information. It is considered the system of choice for writers in mathematics, the sciences, computer science, and engineering who need to present formulas and technical infomation in a clear and elegant manner. It is also increasingly used by nontechnical writers interested in superior printing and document presentation. However, users of this ubiquitous software need to know much more than how to use basic style files or LaTeX commands. They need to know how to integrate TeX--the original version of LaTeX--with other comm

Authors:Steven Heller, Gail Anderso,
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Keywords: fonts, digital, classic, type, vintage, new
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2007-10-02
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0823099598
ISBN-13: 9780823099597

Retro is the new modern. And nowhere is that fact more evident than in typography, which today uses vintage type in ads, book and magazine design, movies, and everywhere words convey meaning. Viewers may not even realize that the type itself conveys mood, information, and a sense of style, but graphic designers know the power of vintage type. Now the world’s foremost historian of graphic design presents New Vintage Type, a remarkable rethinking and rediscovery of old and classic typefaces for today’s modern needs. Hundreds of amazing, astounding, and obscure examples from around the world

Author: Dan X. Solo
Publisher: Dover Publications
Keywords: pictorial, archive, series, dover, fonts, cursive, alphabets, complete, script
Number of Pages: 104
Published: 1987-03-01
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 0486253066
ISBN-13: 9780486253060

A rich sourcebook of type styles, from Liberty and Hannover to Virginia Antique in upper- and lower-case alphabets, plus numerals.

Author: Jim Krause
Publisher: How
Keywords: choosing, using, fonts, creatively, tool, ultimate, idea, index, designer, type
Number of Pages: 360
Published: 2006-12-22
List price: $24.99
ISBN-10: 1581808062
ISBN-13: 9781581808063

From Jim Krause, Bestselling Author of the Index Series Features a lively and engaging perspective by a respected design authority Offers an in-depth examination of the creative and practical issues involved in all of the important areas, such as font anatomy, headlines, and body texts Design expert Jim Krause, author of the best-selling Index series, returns with a look at type, one of the most fascinating design topics. With conferences and blogs devoted to type, the subject continues to capture the attention of designers. Now there is a book that does the same. Type Index eschews the ponder