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Giving type meaning : context and craft in typography / Mia Cinelli.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Explorations in philosophy and theologyPublisher: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2024Description: ix, 213 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1350255831
  • 9781350255838
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 686.22 C490g 23
LOC classification:
  • Z246 .C374 2024
Contents:
1. Social Context -- 2. Spatial Context -- 3. Temporal Context.
Summary: "When we encounter typography, how do we know what it means? How is the tone of type influenced by the way it is set, when it is made, and where it exists? Considering the social, spatial, and temporal contexts of visual language, this text informs and inspires students, educators, and professionals looking to engage more deeply with the letterforms they use and see. Featuring diverse typographic works, "closer looks", and interviews with practicing artists and designers, 'Giving Type Meaning' serves to inform how and why we understand what type communicates"-- Page 4 of cover.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Social Context -- 2. Spatial Context -- 3. Temporal Context.

"When we encounter typography, how do we know what it means? How is the tone of type influenced by the way it is set, when it is made, and where it exists? Considering the social, spatial, and temporal contexts of visual language, this text informs and inspires students, educators, and professionals looking to engage more deeply with the letterforms they use and see. Featuring diverse typographic works, "closer looks", and interviews with practicing artists and designers, 'Giving Type Meaning' serves to inform how and why we understand what type communicates"-- Page 4 of cover.

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