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Author Samara, Timothy

Title Type style finder : the busy designer's guide to choosing type / written and compiled by Timothy Samara
Published Gloucester, Mass. : Rockport Publishers, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (256 pages) : illustrations
Contents Cover -- Title -- Contents -- Section I: A Type and Color Primer -- The Origins of Type: An Abridged History -- Alphabet Structure and Variation -- Typeface Classification -- Choosing the Right Face: Visual Associations -- Combining Type Styles: The Basics -- Fundamentals of Color -- Color Models and Relationships -- Interactions of Type and Color -- Section II: The Type Style Finder -- Moods -- Tranquil -- Friendly -- Comical -- Romantic -- Honest -- Dynamic -- Refreshing -- Sinister -- Sporty -- Fragile -- Psychotic -- Exotic
IntuitiveConcepts -- Corporate -- Techno -- Urban -- Elegant -- Artificial -- Organic -- Industrial -- Fantasy -- Progressive -- Extreme -- Powerful -- Multicultural -- Time+Context -- Archaic -- Medieval -- Renaissance -- Baroque -- Victorian -- Wild West -- Art Nouveau -- Machine Age -- Hollywood Heyday -- Baby Boomer -- Counterculture -- New Age -- Age Groups -- Babies -- Toddlers -- Kids -- Young Adults -- Adults -- Seniors -- Selected Trademark Notices -- Directory of Design Contributors
Summary Choosing the wrong typeface or type style can destroy the effectiveness of a design, and finding the perfect typeface is not as easy as it sounds
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Subject Type and type-founding -- Specimens.
Graphic design (Typography)
type specimens (documents)
DESIGN -- Graphic Arts -- Typography.
Graphic design (Typography)
Type and type-founding
Genre/Form Specimens
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781610601863
1610601866