MTU Library Catalogue

Syndetics cover image
Image from Syndetics

Tips on type / Bill Gray ; revised by Scott Wills.

By: Gray, Bill, 1913 Sept. 28-.
Contributor(s): Wills, Scott.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York ; London : W. W. Norton, c1998Edition: 2nd ed.Description: 128 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0393730069.Subject(s): Type and type-founding | Printing -- SpecimensDDC classification: 686.224
Contents:
Introduction -- What is type? -- Glossary -- A short history of type -- How calligraphy relates to type -- Classification of type -- Traditional tools -- Parts of typefaces -- How to identify typefaces -- The size of type -- The x-height of type -- Dimensions of type -- Comparison of text types -- Spacing -- Text and display -- Design of text -- Mixing typefaces -- Digital foundries -- Some contemporary typefaces from digital foundries -- Numbers -- Picking a typeface -- Design of paragraph mass -- Design of first lines of paragraphs -- Achieving emphasis -- Designing initial caps -- How to indicate test type on layouts -- Designing display headlines -- Type sample books -- How to comp a display headline -- Typographic devices -- Borders -- Traditional copy-fitting -- Fun and games with words -- Building a font library -- Type alterations on the computer -- Proofreaders' marks -- Tips on copy-fitting -- Digital type effects: Type on a path -- Fitting type to text and shapes -- Distressed type and other effects -- Variations of one typeface -- The advent of electronic typesetting -- A short list of digital typesetting terms -- Digital type -- Computer-Assisted typesetting -- Typographic layout -- What type styles express -- Designing a typeface -- Font design software -- Dry-transfer type -- Previewing your ad -- Loose-leaf notebook reference file.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Barcode
General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 686.224 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00077669
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Some things never change: the anatomy of type, type classification, the principles of layout and legibility of the printed page. Other aspects of typography have been revolutionized by the computer and the rise of desktop publishing. This handy guide provides a rundown of the history of type, traditional usage, and the changes wrought by the widespread practice of typesetting by nonprofessionals.

Bibliography: (pages 124-125) and index.

Introduction -- What is type? -- Glossary -- A short history of type -- How calligraphy relates to type -- Classification of type -- Traditional tools -- Parts of typefaces -- How to identify typefaces -- The size of type -- The x-height of type -- Dimensions of type -- Comparison of text types -- Spacing -- Text and display -- Design of text -- Mixing typefaces -- Digital foundries -- Some contemporary typefaces from digital foundries -- Numbers -- Picking a typeface -- Design of paragraph mass -- Design of first lines of paragraphs -- Achieving emphasis -- Designing initial caps -- How to indicate test type on layouts -- Designing display headlines -- Type sample books -- How to comp a display headline -- Typographic devices -- Borders -- Traditional copy-fitting -- Fun and games with words -- Building a font library -- Type alterations on the computer -- Proofreaders' marks -- Tips on copy-fitting -- Digital type effects: Type on a path -- Fitting type to text and shapes -- Distressed type and other effects -- Variations of one typeface -- The advent of electronic typesetting -- A short list of digital typesetting terms -- Digital type -- Computer-Assisted typesetting -- Typographic layout -- What type styles express -- Designing a typeface -- Font design software -- Dry-transfer type -- Previewing your ad -- Loose-leaf notebook reference file.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Bill Gray worked for Norcross and ran a freelance graphic design business.

Scott Wills runs a graphic design business in Chicago.