A Typographic Workbook: A Primer to History, Techniques, and Artistry
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More About This Title A Typographic Workbook: A Primer to History, Techniques, and Artistry

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KATE CLAIR is a general partner in Hats-Off Impressions, a design firm based in Binghamton, New York, and a faculty member in the Communication Design Department at Kutztown University in Kutztown, Pennsylvania.

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Ancient Writing Systems.

Roman Empire-Middle Ages Typography.

Renaissance Typography/Printing.

Colonial/Industrial Typography.

Parts of a Character.

20th Century Typography.

Changes in Printing Technology.

Measuring/Spacing Type.

Five Historic Families.

Optical Adjustments to Typefaces.

Font/Family of Type.

Readability/Legibility.

Matching Type with Message.

Type Specification/Proofreading.

Typographic Hierarchy.

Using Type Creatively.

Type in Black, White and Gray.

Unique Considerations of Text Type.

The Grid Structure.

Computer and Type.

Type Samples.

Typographic Glossary.
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