Type Style Finder: A Guide to Choosing the Perfect Type and Color Palettes

Samara, Timothy

ISBN 10: 1592531903 / ISBN 13: 9781592531905

Published by Rockport Publishers Inc., Gloucester, MA, 2006

About this Item

Near Fine condition Softcover with stiff laminated covers includes more than 850 Type Styles and 40 Color Palettes, 256 pages. "The Busy Designer's Guide to Choosing Type". The exception to the condition is slight vertical creases on the stiff wrappers.

Seller Inventory # 005320

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Type Style Finder: A Guide to Choosing the Perfect Type and Color Palettes
• Publisher: Rockport Publishers Inc., Gloucester, MA
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1592531903
• ISBN 13: 9781592531905
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine

About this title

Synopsis

How do you decide on the right typeface for your audience? This book is the complete reference to finding the perfect typeface for any project. Organised by style, makes this the easiest and most applicable type reference for designers struggling under a deadline to find the right typographic mood for their design project. Essential for any type of designer, typefaces and corresponding colour palettes are clearly labelled for easy access and understanding. Moods, aspect, time frame and era, and age group are divided into designated sections providing readers with the best suited typefaces for each.

About the Author

Timothy Samara is a New York City-based graphic designer and educator. His fifteen-year career, focused primarlly on visual identity development includes a diverse project history - from branding systems and user interfaces to books, animation and architectural work. He is currently a member of the design faculty of the School of Visual Arts, Fashion Institute of Technology and New York University.