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Author:   Rosemary Sassoon
Publisher:   Intellect
Imprint:   Intellect Books
Dimensions:   Width: 19.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.350kg
ISBN:  

9781841500492

ISBN 10:   1841500496
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   02 February 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction...7  PART I ISSUES INVOLVED IN THE DESIGN OF WEB SITES  How to arrange text on web pages...10  GUNNLAUGUR SE BRIEM  Computer screens are not like paper: typography on the web...21  ARI DAVIDOW   PART 2  NON-LATIN TYPOGRAPHY  Non-Latin typsetting in the digital age...42  FIONA ROSS  English, Japanese and the computer...54  EIICHI KONO   PART 3  CHANGES IN WORK PRACTICES  Book design...69  IAN MACKENZIE-KERR Slouching toward cyberspace: the place of the lettering arts in a digital era...75  DAVID LEVY  Changes in the relationship between printer and designer: craft before, during and after graphic design...81 DAVID JURY    PART 4  LETTERFORMS AND THE COMPUTER  Hand, eye and mind: a design trinity...91 MICHAEL HARVEY  Metafont in the Rockies: the Colorado typemaking project...98 RICHARD SOUTHALL    PART 5  TYPOGRAPHY AND EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE  The design of educational software...118  ROSEMARY SASSOON  Learning by design: the role of design in facilitating learning...132  ROGER DICKINSON    Epilogue...148 Index...149    

Reviews

""Praise for Computers and Typography Vol. 1:...Make no mistake - a genuine revolution is taking place. The voices recorded in this volume are its protagonists and witnesses.' - Douglas Williamson, Logos 'There is so little available [literature] that deals with type design...in conjunction with computers. Sassoon's book is one answer to this.' - R. Johnson, Writing & Computers 'An exceptionally wide range of articles discussing the impact of computers on typography. I recommend it to all who want an accessible introduction to the issues involved.' - Ewan Clayton, The Scribe""

"""Praise for Computers and Typography Vol. 1:...Make no mistake - a genuine revolution is taking place. The voices recorded in this volume are its protagonists and witnesses.' - Douglas Williamson, Logos 'There is so little available [literature] that deals with type design...in conjunction with computers. Sassoon's book is one answer to this.' - R. Johnson, Writing & Computers 'An exceptionally wide range of articles discussing the impact of computers on typography. I recommend it to all who want an accessible introduction to the issues involved.' - Ewan Clayton, The Scribe"""

Praise for Computers and Typography Vol. 1:...Make no mistake - a genuine revolution is taking place. The voices recorded in this volume are its protagonists and witnesses.' - Douglas Williamson, Logos 'There is so little available [literature] that deals with type design...in conjunction with computers. Sassoon's book is one answer to this.' - R. Johnson, Writing & Computers 'An exceptionally wide range of articles discussing the impact of computers on typography. I recommend it to all who want an accessible introduction to the issues involved.' - Ewan Clayton, The Scribe

Author Information

Dr Rosemary Sassoon works as an independent consultant on handwriting. A prolific writer and presenter of papers throughout the world, her other books published by Intellect include The Art and Science of Handwriting and Signs, Symbols and Icons (with A.Gaur).

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