The Solotype Catalog of 4,147 Display Typefaces
Title | The Solotype Catalog of 4,147 Display Typefaces PDF eBook |
Author | Dan X. Solo |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | 242 |
Release | 2014-05-05 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 0486144062 |
The author of many books on typography, Dan X. Solo was also the proprietor of his own typography shop in Oakland, California — an establishment dedicated to unusual typography and special effects. This comprehensive catalog offers graphic designers a dazzling selection of over 4,000 typefaces and optical effects available from Solotype Typographers. Here, in Solo's words, is "a great cast of characters" — the alphabet — abetted by a cornucopia of typographical ideas and an endless resource of letters, words, phrases, slogans, logos, humorous comments, headlines, and graphic symbols. Individual sections of the book display a rich variety of typefaces in categories such as Condensed, Victorian, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Rustic, Thick-and-tin, Calligraphic, Uncials, Latins, and Blackletter. Samples are imaginatively presented. "Stagecoach," for example, is printed in Fargo typeface, evoking dusty trails, rawhide, and ten-gallon hats, while "Sizzling summer savings" appears appropriately in the flamboyant Firebug typeface. All typefaces are indexed for quick and easy reference. As entertaining as it is practical and useful, this impressive treasury of versatile typefaces and optical effects will be indispensable to busy commercial artists as an inexhaustible source of typographic ideas and a "swipe file" of words, phrases, and letters for use in graphic art projects.
Copperplate Calligraphy
Title | Copperplate Calligraphy PDF eBook |
Author | Dick Jackson |
Publisher | Courier Dover Publications |
Total Pages | 96 |
Release | 2016-03-21 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 0486810038 |
No need for copper or plates to achieve the distinctive calligraphic script of eighteenth-century Europe ― just a pen, ink, and this comprehensive workbook will do. Master calligrapher Dick Jackson explains the basic strokes for almost all letters of the copperplate alphabet. Simple instructions and examples introduce the swirls, flourishes, strikings, and thick and thin strokes that make copperplate calligraphy a source of pleasure for the practitioner and a delight to the reader. A historical introduction traces the growth of copperplate from its roots in the French ronde of the seventeenth century, to its adaptation by English clerks into their copybooks, and the development of the style known as round hand. In addition, guide sheets and instructions for individual letters and numbers offer aspiring calligraphers a practical approach to this enduring art form.
3-D and Shaded Alphabets
Title | 3-D and Shaded Alphabets PDF eBook |
Author | Dan X. Solo |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | 116 |
Release | 1982-01-01 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780486242460 |
Emblazon your message in 3-D or shaded lettering. Eye-catching typefaces in 100 amazingly diverse fonts.
100 Decorative Condensed Alphabets
Title | 100 Decorative Condensed Alphabets PDF eBook |
Author | Dan X. Solo |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | 108 |
Release | 1993-01-01 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780486278490 |
Handy archive of royalty-free typefaces ideal for ads, signs, menus, etc. Calico Casual, Designer Raleigh, Easter Gothic, Galaxy One, many other fonts. Use with any copier for an endless source of condensed type.
Art Nouveau Display Alphabets
Title | Art Nouveau Display Alphabets PDF eBook |
Author | Dan X. Solo |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | |
Release | 1985-06-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780844655215 |
The Cumulative Book Index
Title | The Cumulative Book Index PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 2456 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | American literature |
ISBN |
A world list of books in the English language.
Masterpieces of Calligraphy
Title | Masterpieces of Calligraphy PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Jessen |
Publisher | Courier Dover Publications |
Total Pages | 238 |
Release | 1981 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
In an age of electric typewriters, computer printouts, digital lettering, and other 'automated' communications, calligraphy - the art of beautiful writing - recalls the leisurely, more personal communication of an earlier day. In this elegant volume, lovers of calligraphy will find a rich treasury of writing as art - when the form of a message rivaled its content, and calligraphers devoted a lifetime to perfecting a fine hand.