AMBROSE, GAVIN / HARRIS, PAUL
This book is a guide to the many and varied terms used frequently within typography. From Accents to X-height and Apex to Word shape, this book will prove an invaluable resource to anyone interested in typography and graphic design. Each term is excplained and contextualised, giving the reader an enhanced understanding of typographic terminology. More than 250 common typography terms are distlled and illustrated. From practical terms such as Baseline, Kerning and Serif to movements and styles such as De Stijl, Postmodernism and Utilitarian, this book contains both modern terminology and the traditional terms still in current usage.