Revival of the fittest : digital versions of classic typefaces
by
Annand, Carolyn.
Title
:
Revival of the fittest : digital versions of classic typefaces
Author
:
Annand, Carolyn.
ISBN
:
9781883915087
Publication Information
:
New York : RC Publications ; Cincinnati, Ohio : Distributed by North Light Books, ©2000.
Physical Description
:
vii, 183 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
General Note
:
"A Print Magazine publication"--Cover.
Contents
:
Prologue: What makes a typeface a classic? -- Introduction: Esthetics, technology, and marketing in the evolution of typeface designs -- Major Typefaces and Their Digital Forms -- Ancient Inscriptions / Janet Horst -- Baskerville / John Dixon -- Bembo / Julie L. Rabun -- Bodoni and Didot / Roy McKelvey -- Caslon / Philip B. Meggs -- Centaur / Sheilah M. Barrett -- Century / Carolyn Annand -- Clarendons / Pornprapha Phatanateacha -- Cheltenham / Bonnie Hamalainen -- Egyptians / Shih-Tien Yang -- Franklin Gothic / Ansel M. Olson -- Garamond and Galliard / David Steadman -- Geometric Sans Serifs / Jarik van Sluijs -- Grotesques / Charley Foley -- Helvetica and Meta / Leland M. Hill -- Humanist Sans Serifs / Jamie M. Barnett -- Jenson / Sheilah M. Barrett -- Renaissance Inscriptions / Julie L. Rabun -- Times Roman / Mary Beth Henry -- Univers and Frutiger / Jennifer Gibson.
Subject Term
:
Type and type-founding.
Type and type-founding -- Specimens.
Type and type-founding -- Digital techniques.
Graphic design (Typography)
Graphic design (Typography) -- History.
Added Author
:
Annand, Carolyn.
Meggs, Philip B.
McKelvey, Roy.
Day, Ben.
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| VEGA Pretoria | General Books | 000147494 | 686.224 MEG | 1 |