Typography: Formation and TransFormation
Typographic elements form a fundamental starting point for good design, but in practice they often receive too little attention. Although letterforms seem familiar, understanding them is crucial to the design repertoire. Through basic design principles, words, lines, and columns are transformed from mere carriers of information into aesthetic forms with intellectual and emotional impact.
Typography as a whole becomes the visual form of a language, whose initial effect is shaped by the topology of form, size, position, and color. Such an approach—for example, using transparent diagrams—opens up new perspectives and promotes the further development of initial ideas. This allows a typographic composition to be refined, adapted, deconstructed, and coherently reassembled in a targeted manner.
niggli is an independent Swiss specialist book publisher for typography, design and architecture.
Languages: English
Pages: 160
Details: 390 illustrations , 22.0 × 27.5 cm, Linen binding with dust jacket
Publication date: 10/2003
ISBN: 978-3-7212-0495-7
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