Typographic Systems of Design: Frameworks for Type Beyond the Grid (Graphic Design Book on Typography Layouts and Fundamentals)

by Kimberly Elam

Book Overview

Typographic organization has always been a complex system in that there are so many elements at play, such as hierarchy, order of reading, legibility, and contrast. In Typographic Systems, Kim Elam, author of our bestselling books, Geometry of Design and Grid Systems, explores eight major structural frameworks beyond the gridincluding random, radial, modular, and bilateralsystems. By taking the reader through exercises, student...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1568986874
• ISBN13: 9781568986876
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary