About the book

Typography is everywhere. If you walk out the door, you will be hard pressed to find any element of our daily lives that doesn't involve or rely on typography. The prevalence of typography is not limited only to the analog world.

This eBook introduces historical and cultural aspects of type and how they relate to the web industry. Find out about changing fads in type, about the complexities of Japanese characters and about typographic applications for different situations. You are sure to learn something that you didn't know before from our great authors.

Table of Contents

• Japanese, A Beautifully Complex Writing System — Shoko Mugikura
• Respect Thy Typography — Espen Brunborg
• Typography Carved In Stone — Anne Brady
• Industrial-Strength Types — Alastair Johnston
• Legitima Typeface: An Experience Of Fossils And Revivals — Cesar Puertas
• When Typography Speaks Louder Than Words — Carolyn Knight & Jessica Glaser
• Weird And Wonderful, Yet Still Illegible — Alastair Johnston
• Font Wars: A Story On Rivalry Between Type Foundries — Simon Loxley
• Hands-On Experience: The Rehabilitation Of The Script — Simon Loxley

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