TY  - BOOK
AU  - Felici,James
TI  - The complete manual of typography: a guide to setting perfect type 
SN  - 9780321773265 (pbk.)
AV  - Z 250 .F44 2012
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Berkeley, CA
PB  - Peachpit Press
KW  - Type and type-founding
KW  - Handbooks, manuals, etc
KW  - Graphic design (Typography)
KW  - Typographie
KW  - swd
KW  - Bildschirm
KW  - gnd
KW  - Druckwerk
N1  - "Foreword by Frank Romano"--Cover; Includes bibliographical references (p. [373]-374) and index; Part 1: Typographic basics.  The state of the art and how we got here ; Units of typographic measurement ; About typefaces ; About fonts ; The basics of using typefaces ; Typesetting versus typewriting ; Setting type on a personal computer ; What makes good type good (and bad type bad) -- Part 2: How to set type.  Measure, point size, and leading ; Controlling hyphenation and justification ; Kerning and tracking ; Managing indention and alignment ; Special characters and special situations ; Document structures and typographic conventions ; Tables ; Language-specific issues ; Typesetting with style sheets ; Resolution issues : print, screen, and web -- Glossary
N2  - This book is about how type should look and how to make it look that way--in other words, how to set type like a professional. It explains in practical terms how to use today's digital tools to achieve the secret of good design: well set type. An essential reference for anyone who works with type: designers, print production professionals, and corporate communications managers can go to straight to the index to find focused answers to specific questions, while educators and students can read it as a text book from cover to cover
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