On Web Typography

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Achieving a thorough grasp of typography can take a lifetime, but moving beyond the basics is within your reach right now In this book, we ll learn how to look at typefaces with a discerning eye, different approaches to typographic planning, how typography impacts the act of reading, and how to choose and combine appropriate typefaces from an aesthetic and technical point of view Through an understanding of our design tools and how they relate to the web as a medium, we can empower ourselves to use type in meaningful and powerful ways This book will be released Summer 2012. 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works with the web will find this book accessible The book covers the principles of typography that are relevant to both web and print The book explains typography in the context of responsive design It show...This book is a fantastic overview of many, if not most of the important concepts for well designed typography The author does a good job of making a case for why each concept is useful, while looping in how and why these rules should be applied on the web as well As a practitioner with 10 years of experience I didn t learn anything new, but I still enjoyed reading several of the arguments set forth long live the grid so, I was hoping for a deeper dive into the technical side of web typogr This book is a fantastic overview of many, if not most of the important concepts for well designed typography The author does a good job of making a case for why each concept is useful, while looping in how and why these rules should be applied on the web as well As a practitioner with 10 years of experience I didn t learn anything new, but I still enjoyed reading several of the arguments s...Overall, fantastic and well worth the wait I am eager to take what I ve learned and use it in some website projects Anyone who s been interested in typography and read a little about it will be familiar with the basics that Santa Maria covers, but this compact book also includes plenty ofadvanced tips, including a discussion of typography for responsive website layouts.I learned a lot about typography and the importance of contrast, repetition, alignment, and proximity and color from Overall, fantastic and well worth the wait I am eager to take what I ve learned and use it in some website projects Anyone who s been interested in typography and read a little about it wil...

On Web Typography
  • English
  • 22 December 2017
  • Paperback
  • 142 pages
  • Jason Santa Maria
  • On Web Typography