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Type on Screen: New Typographic Systems

Ellen Lupton

The long awaited follow-up to our all-time bestseller Thinking with Type is here. Type on Screen is the definitive guide to using classic typographic concepts of form and structure to make dynamic compositions for screen-based applications. Covering a broad range of technologies--from electronic publications and websites to videos and mobile devices--this hands-on primer presents the latest information available to help designers make critical creative decisions, including how to choose typefaces for the screen, how to style beautiful, functional text and navigation, how to apply principles of animation to text, and how to generate new forms and experiences with code-based operations. Type on Screen is an essential design tool for anyone seeking clear and focused guidance about typography for the digital age.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
  • Publish Date: May 13rd, 2014
  • Pages: 208
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.54in - 7.09in - 0.62in - 1.19lb
  • EAN: 9781616891701
  • Categories: Graphic Arts - Commercial & CorporateGraphic Arts - TypographyReference

About the Author

Ellen Lupton is the author of thirteen books with PAPress, including Thinking with Type (more than 100,000 sold and translated into ten languages), Graphic Design: The New Basics, and Graphic Design Thinking

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Praise for this book

"This superb introductory work is lucid, comprehensive, and fun. Every library should purchase a copy of this inexpensive, indispensable book. Summing Up: Essential." - Choice