A Typographic Workbook A Primer to History, Techniques, and Artistry [Paperback]

Lavishly illustrated with more than 450 images, A Typographic Workbook, Second Edition explains the process successful designers use to select, space, and creatively integrate fonts. This essential text demonstrates the use of type as a dynamic and expressive communication tool. This edition provides new and updated coverage of a broad range of topics–from a logical, clear historical overview of the craft to the latest digital technologies. Known for its highly interactive format, this Second Edition continues to include helpful review questions and multiple-choice quizzes, as well as many new projects and skill-building exercises that help readers immediately apply what they have learned. A Typographic Workbook, Second Edition is a valuable professional resource for working designers and an indispensable training tool for graphic design students.

Preface v

Acknowledgments vi

1: Ancient Writing Systems 1

Prehistoric Societies; Development of Oral Communication; Early Writing Societies; Pictograph-Based Writing Systems; From Pictographs to Ideographs; The Semitic Languages; Sumerian Cuneiform; Minoan Writing; Written Languages Remain Undeciphered; Egyptian Hieroglyphics; Hieratic Script; Demotic Script; Ancient Writing Systems Evolve; The Rise of Ancient Greece; and Recovering Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics

2: Lettering During the Roman Empire and Middle Ages 23

Impact of the Roman Empire; Roman Triumphal Arches; Roman Lettering; Capitalis Quadrata to Rustica; Constantine Ends Christian Persecution; The Roman Empire Divided; The Scroll versus the Codex; Roman Script; Christianizing of Ireland and the Celtic Lettering; The Crumbling Empire Leads to Feudalism; Celtic Round Uncials; Lettering as a Declaration of Faith; A Unifying Force inlƒ+