Type on screen : a guide for designers, developers, writers, and students / Type on screen : a critical guide for designers, writers, developers, & students Ellen Lupton, editor. - First edition. - 208 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm. - Design briefs-essential texts on design . - Design briefs. .

Includes index.

Fonts on screen -- Text on screen -- Digital publishing -- Type and interface -- Icons and logotypes -- Animation and code.

The definitive guide to using classic typographic concepts of form and structure to make dynamic compositions for screen-based applications. Covering a broad range of technologies -- from electronic publications and websites to videos and mobile devices -- this hands-on primer presents the latest information available to help designers make critical creative decisions, including how to choose typefaces for the screen, how to style beautiful, functional text and navigation, how to apply principles of animation to text, and how to generate new forms and experiences with code-based operations. Type on Screen is an essential design tool for anyone seeking clear and focused guidance about typography for the digital age.

9781616891701 (alk. paper) 161689170X (alk. paper)

2013036784


Graphic design (Typography)
Digital media.

Z 246 / .T87 2014