About this title: Renowned typographer and poet Robert Bringhurst brings clarity to the art of typography with this masterful style guide. Combining the practical, theoretical, and historical, this edition is completely updated, with a thorough exploration of the newest innovations in intelligent font technology, and is a must-have for graphic artists, editors, or anyone working with the printed page using digital or traditional methods.
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Description: Very good. 1997 Hartley and Marks Publishers Softcover(Trade PB) Edition. Some wear/curling to cover, text clean with strong binding. Ships Fast! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Hartley & Marks, Point Roberts, Washington, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780881791327ISBN:0881791326
Description: Very Good Condition. 8vo. About 2/3 of book is underlined. Otherwise clean and in excellent condition. 350 pp. Illustrated. Fast shipping. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HARTLEY & MARKS
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780881792065ISBN:0881792063
Description: New. Completely updated, this book features the definitive rules of engagement forpracticing the art of typography. Illustrations throughout. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Hartley & Marks
Date Published: 1992-11
ISBN-13:9780881790337ISBN:0881790338
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Hartley & Marks
Date Published: 1992-11
ISBN-13:9780881790337ISBN:0881790338
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Hartley & Marks
Date Published: 1992-11
ISBN-13:9780881790337ISBN:0881790338
Description: Like New. Softcover. Cover in very good condition with normal shelf and use wear. Tight binding. Clean unmarked text. No highlighting or pen/pencil markings. We ship daily. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Hartley & Marks
Date Published: 1992-11
ISBN-13:9780881790337ISBN:0881790338
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Hartley & Marks, Point Roberts, second edition, version 2.4
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780881791327ISBN:0881791326
Description: Near Fine. Laminated wrappers, 8vo, 24 cm, 350, [1] pp, ills (some colour). Hermann Zapf states in an endorsement on the cover: "All desktop typographers should study this book. It is not just one more publication on typography, like so many others on the market. It is, instead, a must for everybody in the graphic arts, and especially for our new friends entering the field. Written by an expert, Robert Bringhurst's book is particularly welcome in an age where typographic design is sometimes ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Hartley & Marks Publishers
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780881791327ISBN:0881791326
Description: Good. Excellent customer service. May ship from alternate location depending on your zip code and availability. Satisfaction guaranteed! ! read more
"Absolutely indispensable. If you want to understand how to get under the hood of a page layout, this is your Chilton's guide. It's also strangely compelling reading."
"As the title clearly indicates, Bringhurst sets out to do for Typography what Strunk and White's Elements of Style did for writing: condense the vast array of typographic rules into one thorough reference manual. Of course, the role of typography has vastly expanded over the past century, and the typographic rules for billboards are entirely different from those for websites. Wisely, Bringhurst restricts himself primarily to one form: the book.
Within that field, the Elements does a wonderful job of exploring the minutiae that most normal readers never notice, such as kerning (adjusting the spacing between certain pairs of letters which, if spaced the same as other letters in the font, would read as either too tight or too wide - example: fi) or tracing the histories of various fonts. What makes the book appealing, even to non-specialists, is how the book reveals a hidden language - subtle moves such as how the book designer chose to emphasize certain aspects of the text by the way in which he/she floated the textblock on the page. Indeed, in Bringhurst's conception, these decisions should go unnoticed - at one point, he summarizes the job of the typographer as "creative non-interference."
Like any attempt to define out a system, Bringhurst's may appear to be overly prescriptive to some practitioners. But for the rest of us, the strong views help create a clarifying lens, a new tool with which we can understand another little corner of the world."
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