Книги по типографике, шрифтах и леттерингу

A bestselling practical introduction to typography, this book analyzes the basic principles and applications of type. In this revised and expanded edition, the author includes more on digital type, as well as new material on setting of type, choosing an appropriate typeface, and the use of color to reinforce typographic hierarchy. The section on grid systems has been strengthened with the addition of new explanatory diagrams. The book also includes a brief history of typography, numerous examples to illustrate the points raised, and a series of useful exercises to help readers put basic principles into practice. John Kane has set up an accompanying website with further information and exercises to be used in conjunction with the book. Engagingly written, this is an invaluable resource for all students of graphic design and typography.

About the Author:

John Kane teaches typography and graphic design at Northeastern University. He has been a practising graphic designer and teacher for the past thirty years.

Graffiti writing was born in the streets of Philadelphia in the late 1960s. But it was in New York in the early 1970s that it became a full-fledged urban art. Passionate about graffiti for 25 years, Woshe tells the reader, in the first section of this book, the incredible story of the birth of this culture. He then invites us to a detailed examination of the 26 letters of the alphabet, their structure and the evolutions contributed by the graffiti writers. Finally, 10 of the most talented creators on the international scene answer to Woshe’s questions about their practice, their relationship to letters, their culture references, and so on. Alphabeatz is both a writing manual, an inspiring ideas box, and a beautiful book on the world of graffiti.

A global exploration of the many writing systems that are on the verge of vanishing, and the stories and cultures they carry with them.

If something is important, we write it down. Yet 85% of the world's writing systems are on the verge of vanishing - not granted official status, not taught in schools, discouraged and dismissed.

When a culture is forced to abandon its traditional script, everything it has written for hundreds of years - sacred texts, poems, personal correspondence, legal documents, the collective experience, wisdom and identity of a people - is lost.

This Atlas is about those writing systems, and the people who are trying to save them. From the ancient holy alphabets of the Middle East, now used only by tiny sects, to newly created African alphabets designed to keep cultural traditions alive in the twenty-first century: from a Sudanese script based on the ownership marks traditionally branded into camels, to a secret system used in one corner of China exclusively by women to record the songs and stories of their inner selves: this unique book profiles dozens of scripts and the cultures they encapsulate, offering glimpses of worlds unknown to us - and ways of saving them from vanishing entirely.

About the Author:

Tim Brookes is universally regarded as the pioneer and authority in the field of script loss and revitalization on a global scale. Tim's hand-carvings of endangered scripts have been exhibited at over 150 leading universities, galleries and libraries. He is a frequent speaker on the importance of minority scripts at institutions including the Bodleian Library, the Smithsonian Institute and the Library of Congress.

Masters of penmanship in the past advertised their copperplate skills by shaping their calligraphy and flourishing it into elaborate pictorial designs. Now the art of the flourish is back. Calligraphic Drawing, written and illustrated by Schin Loong, is a hands-on guide to modern penmanship art, ranging from animals to people, to fantasy subjects and works that combine pictures with writing. The text and how-tos move from the simplest to the most challenging designs, with steps to take you through them and examples to inspire you.

- Create stunning drawings of a pigeon, swan, crane, rooster, jellyfish
- Each exercise includes a photo of the animal
- Their calligraphy and flourishes into elaborate pictorial designs
- With her fresh approach to this age-old art form
- The basic steps for the strokes are simple

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Why does a newspaper look different than a magazine or a book? What effect does using a certain typeface or a specific grid have? And why do some layouts just seem right, and others seem simply wrong?

This comprehensive handbook and reference volume elaborates by means of sketches and explanations on the basics and terminology that are indispensable for the design and production of print media. From the initial layout and the correct use of colour and typefaces to the right column width and line spacing: "Design, Typography, etc." covers all aspects of good design for books, posters and advertising.

_ Comprehensive handbook
_ Considering all aspects of print media 
_ Practical explanations and illustrative application examples
_ Including extensive glossary

Learn the basics of type design, from sketched letters to finished font, in this uncomplicated but thorough introduction to type design

Type design is often presented in either such detail-obsessed complexity that it is not welcoming to beginners, or it is so simplified with the help of apps and web services that the resulting fonts are virtually useless. This book is different. It will show you how to design professional fonts without having to uncover all of type design’s secrets first.

With easy-to-follow instructions, many examples and professional tips, the book teaches you how to design unique typefaces tailor-made for your own projects or customer orders. Designing Fonts has two parts. Part 1 explains the theoretical, creative and technical basics of type design and font production. Six chapters then cover everything from alphabet to font, showing you how to find and develop typeface ideas, design matching letters, produce fonts and expand them with special functions. Part 2 comprises eight workshops that explore how to design and implement different kinds of typefaces, from decorative interlocking display fonts with alternative letters to well-developed headline fonts with multiple cuts and OpenType features.

Contents List:

Introduction • Type Design Basics: What are Fonts?; A Professional Font in 9 Steps • Designing Type: Letterform Anatomy; Tools and Letterforms; Developing Type Ideas; Formal Relationships; Optical Corrections • Creating Fonts: Getting to Know the Software; Analog –> Digital • Producing Fonts: Expanding Fonts; Setting the Side-Bearings; Exporting Fonts • Programming Fonts: OpenType Features; Writing Code; Instructions for OpenType Features • Workshops

About the Authors:

Chris Campe's Hamburg design studio 'All Things Letters' specializes in typographic ideas and hand-designed typefaces. Chris's work has been widely used by publishers, packagers, websites and retailers. Ulrike Rausch
is a Berlin-based type designer. Since founding her font label 'LiebeFonts' in 2009, her high-quality, handwritten fonts have been used around the world in publications, advertisements and on websites.

Typography is a fundamental element in contemporary design. Beyond their purely aesthetic function, the font serves to reflect an idea, mood or simply define the identity or personality behind a product or a piece, making a vital difference to the visual language. In today's world of instant visual communication, fonts have become an invaluable design resource and a means of conveying a definite message or a statement. The font is the ultimate creative design tool for the graphic designer and this remarkable visual source book offers hundreds of free fonts, to stimulate their creative process. From the graphic, experimental and industrial to the retro and romantic, this visual reference book provides a vast selection of directional font inspirations and ideas. This must-have book is replete with real-life examples of fonts used by leading designers for high-profile campaigns and projects. "Fontology" is an excellent source of inspiration and direct support for all graphic designers.

When it comes to building a brand, logo design is often one of the first few important steps in the creative journey. In addition to encapsulating what the business stands for and making an impactful first impression upon launch, it has to be instantly recognisable and stand out amid other similar offerings in an often saturated market. With so much more competition to contend with today, how can designers help start-ups and evolving brands put their best foot forward visually?

A key branding element used by many of the biggest companies around the world, a logotype revolves around a company’s name or initials and features typography as the main design approach. Often the starting point before it is further refined into a purely symbolic image or icon, it combines two distinct design disciplines to differentiate brands from one another – a process that takes acumen, skill and empathy. From Type to Logo details some of these processes in a compelling book of case studies that make an inspiring reference point for budding and working branding professionals alike.

This book is suitable for those who work with automated text and image design. It shows examples of working correctly on a conceptual level. Exact directions for using all of the grid systems presented (8 to 32 grid fields) are given to the user. These can be used for the most varied of projects. The three-dimensional grid is treated as well. Put simply: a guidebook from the profession for the profession.

The development of organisational systems in visual communication was the service and the accomplishment of the representatives of simple and functional typography and graphic design. In the 1920s in Europe, works already arose in the areas of typography, graphic design and photography with objectified conception and rigid composition. In 1961 a brief presentation of the grid with text and illustrations appeared for the first time in an earlier book by the author. Articles published mainly in trade journals then followed.

This book now attempts to close a gap by giving examples and exact directions to the professional concerning all grid problems that can occur.

The author, a world-renowned professional, thus offers his colleagues the tools to solve problems more easily.

Improve your penmanship and learn modern calligraphy with this comprehensive step-by-step hand lettering workbook for beginners.

Chalkfulloflove brings her popular Hand Lettering and Modern Calligraphy workshop right to you with this comprehensive how-to-hand lettering workbook! Created for both beginners and experienced artists, you will learn the basics of alphabets (both lowercase and uppercase) and numbers in many different styles. This workbook includes detailed instructions for nine different hand-lettered projects so you can learn to create your own style into beautiful pieces of art. This gold, spiral-bound workbook lays flat and provides plenty of opportunities for practice. 

Includes:
- Hardcover, gold spiral-binding and gold corner protectors 
- Step-by-step instructions for how to create various fonts and designs 
- Thick premium paper, perfect for lettering (no bleed through)
- Simple, easy to follow instructions
- 8 unique lettering styles including uppercase, lowercase and numbers
- Cursive, Hand writing, block lettering style
- Brush pen recomendations 
- 9 hand-lettered projects

About the Author:

Sarah is an Instagram-ing, wine-drinking semi-hoarder who loves anyone who can make her laugh. A day in her life looks like taking a crazy number of photos, dancing in the garage while packaging up orders, and cuddling with her pups. She is the sassy lady behind Chalkfulloflove, a hand-lettered goods shop started in 2013, and the founder of The Creative Counsel Conference. She went to a school for graphic design and is a self-taught hand letterer. Everything she creates is hand lettered by her in Austin, Texas. You can find more about her and her work at chalkfulloflove.com.

Are you ready for even more letter love?!

Practice is the key to beautiful lettering, and this gold spiral-bound book lays flat and provides plenty of space for practice. Bestselling author, Instagram sensation, and lettering extraordinaire Chalkfulloflove presents Hand Lettering 201, diving deeper into the fine points of creating exquisite hand lettering:

• New alphabets styles
• Advanced color and design techniques
• A series of six projects to hone your skills
• Tips and tricks to take your lettering to the next level

Pssst! Christmas is right around the corner, and this makes a perfect gift!

About the Author:

Sarah is an Instagram-ing, wine-drinking semi-hoarder who loves anyone who can make her laugh. A day in her life looks like taking a crazy number of photos, dancing in the garage while packaging up orders, and cuddling with her pups. She is the sassy lady behind Chalkfulloflove, a hand-lettered goods shop started in 2013, and the founder of The Creative Counsel Conference. She went to a school for graphic design and is a self-taught hand letterer. Everything she creates is hand lettered by her in Austin, Texas. You can find more about her and her work at chalkfulloflove.com.

Practice Makes Perfect!

Created by Abbey Sy, lettering expert and author of Hand Lettering A to Z, this must-have companion volume is a super-sized collection of drills, exemplars, and practice sheets for a variety of modern lettering styles, flourishes and other decorative elements, and motivational and inspirational quotes.

--Find essential how-tos for lettering with graphite and colored pencils, brush pens, fineline markers, and more
--Use the guided worksheets to try your hand at several modern styles, from simple to elaborate
--Progress to lettering beautiful and inspiring quotes (in English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other languages) that feature a mix of styles and tools
--Worksheet pages are perforated so they’re easy to remove and work on

Get a worksheet workout and learn, improve, or expand your lettering skills with Hand Lettering A to Z Workbook!

About the Author:

Abbey Sy is an artist, author, and designer who loves art and traveling extensively as part of her inspiration-hunting process. She loves documenting her trips through her travel journals, frequently posting her colorful and imaginative journal pages on Instagram. Her curiosity for the world keeps her on her feet, whether it’s studying abroad, taking up an art residency, or traveling for vacation. She is constantly restless and looking forward to the next adventure, and her mantra is Always Be Creating.

Her passion for hand lettering and design is inspired by retro advertising, desaturated hues, and vintage labels. She is the author of The Complete Photo Guide to Hand Lettering and Calligraphy (Quarry), Hand Lettering A to Z (Rockport Publishers), and Hand Lettering A to Z Workbook (Rockport Publishers). Abbey is also the founder and creative director of ABC Magazine, a publication for artists, crafters, and makers. Her popular social media platforms include three Instagram accounts and a YouTube channel. She produces her own merchandise and teaches art and hand lettering classes. Abbey lives in Berlin, Germany.

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Hand Lettering on the iPad with Procreate is the ultimate guide to every step of the digital hand lettering process. Using the versatile and intuitive iPad drawing and design app Procreate, author and noted lettering instructor Liz Brown composes a series of fun and easy lettering projects that will build confidence by giving all the necessary tools to create gorgeous compositions from the ground up. Each project comes with its own Procreate brush downloads so users can follow along to create their own unique hand-lettered quotes, words, and phrases.

Featuring step-by-step lessons including:

-Finding inspiration with color palettes and letterforms for unique styles
-Using Procreate tools for creating and decorating letters
-Tips and tricks for adding textures, layers, shading, and depth to lettering projects
-Creative ideas for jazzing up space around letters

And much, much more! Whether you’re a beginner interested in learning a fun new skill, or an experienced letterer ready to start creating on your iPad, this book will give you everything you need to take the next step in your iPad hand lettering journey.

About the Author:

Liz Kohler Brown is an artist and designer who creates unique lettering projects, surface designs, and illustrations. She studied art and design at Appalachian State University, Penland School of Craft, and Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. After earning a Master of Fine Arts degree from East Carolina University in 2013, she followed her passion of teaching workshops and classes around the world, online and in person. Liz is a Top Teacher on Skillshare, a designation for the top 1% of teachers. She has created 40+ Skillshare classes on iPad Art & Design, and cultivated an online community of artists and designers from every background and skill level who share their work, provide feedback, and offer support to help each other improve and advance their creative goals. You can connect with Liz on Instagram @LizKohlerBrown and get loads of resources for iPad art and design at LizKohlerBrown.com.

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Everything you need to know to create your own bespoke lettering, this is the one book you need to get started in hand lettering! With more than 50 complete and inspirational alphabets in an amazing range of hand-lettered styles, including specially commissioned alphabets from 8 international hand letterers and designers, this is the complete guide to creating your own bespoke alphabet.  From sketching it out to inking it up, artist, illustrator and hand-letterer Thy Doan Graves provides advice on using a variety of materials from brush pens to Sharpies. There are even 16 "your turn" pages for you to practice your new lettering skills, so when it comes to writing those wedding invitations or place settings your hand-drawn alphabet will turn out perfect!

About the Author:

Thy Doan Graves is a graphic designer and letterer known for her various styles and mediums. Her work ranges from projects as small as logos and letterpressed prints to large office murals and chalk menus. She lives in Boston with her husband and two dogs.

For some time in the distant past, hand-lettering used to be a highly-regarded skill to master and was ubiquitous via publications and public signages. Although society relies heavily on keyboards and screens for communication today, a growing number of creative practitioners have been busy reviving the seemingly-lost art in recent years, in a bid to return the sincerity and warmth of the human touch to our predominantly digital lives. Brimming with character, hand-lettering serves as the bridge between old-school calligraphy and modern typography to bring nuance back into an age of uniformity.

As an update of the original release in 2017, the ‘Handstyle Lettering’ 2022 edition rereleased in conjunction with Victionary’s 20th anniversary is a delightful showcase of artworks from around the world that are anything but unvaried. With an additional selection of new projects, the book also features insightful interviews from the best calligraphers as well as an expanded, beginner-friendly guide/practice area.