Thinking with Type: A Primer for Deisgners: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students

Lupton, Ellen

ISBN 10: 1568984480 / ISBN 13: 9781568984483

Published by Princeton Architectural Press, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Thinking with Type: A Primer for Deisgners: ...

Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press

Publication Date: 2004

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis:

A new addition to our best selling series, Design Briefs, Thinking with Type is a straightforward primer that presents practical information about typographic design that can be immediately applied within the context of design history and theory. It is divided into three sections - letter, text, grid - each accompanied by an essay explaining key concepts, and then a set of practical demonstrations illustrating that material. The lessons of Thinking with Type are applicable to typographic design wherever it is practiced: printed materials of all kinds, Web sites, television screens. A companion Web site, will provide examples of design on screen, and provide other information (lesson plans, exercises) for readers and teaching professionals. Thinking with Type is a state-of-the-art pedagogical tool, that will be essential reading for students, teachers, and anyone else who wishes to improve or brush on their design skills.

About the Author:

Ellen Lupton is one of America's preeminent design educators and PAPress's all-time bestselling author. Her books include Skin, Inside Design Now, Design Culture Now, Mixing Messages, and Letters from the Avant Garde, among others. She is director of the design program at Maryland Institute of Art and Design and Curator at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum.