TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tselentis,Jason
TI  - Type, form & function: a handbook on the fundamentals of typography 
SN  - 9781592536740 (pbk.)
U1  - 686.224 TSE 23
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Beverly, Massachusetts
PB  - Rockport Publishers
KW  - Graphic design (Typography).
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 204);         Chapter 1: Form
        Words with Zuzana Licko
        Letter fundamentals
        Type design
        Transfromations
        Letters as identity
        Chapter 2: Composition
        Words with Amanda Altman
        Text
        The grid
        Hierarchy + layout
        Contrast
        Chapter 3. Principles
        Words with Patrizia Kommerell &​ Gabriel Shalom
        Readability
        Formal issues
        Color
        Three dimensions
        Chapter 4: Experimentation
        Words with Oded Ezer
        Alternate media
        The play principle
        Meaning
        Publishing boundaries.


N2  - Typology is a useful, comprehensive typography resource that both students and professional designers should have in their library. It looks at the influences of modern typography and symbols going back through time and examines certain type treatments and movements in design and logo types. It focuses on how type works and emphasizes typographic fundamentals, while touching on logo/​logotype design and page layout (print and interactive). This book promises to guide designers through the visual typographic clutter to make their designed messages more meaningful.
ER  -