Detailtypografie

Detailtypografie is not a textbook [which is usually read cover to cover and then either memorised or forgotten] but a loyal companion for all sorts of typographic situations, a book you have to hand to refer to when needed. Forssman and de Jong supply various commentated solutions to all types of problem, giving the designer the creative upper hand and providing inspiration with a wealth of graphic examples and at the same time training him or her to pay attention to detail. Readers have a microtypographic memorandum at their disposal which covers topics from the assessment and treatment of typefaces to a detailed course in typography at three...

levels, from points to watch out for when typesetting foreign languages to the layout of mathematical formulae, book covers and lettering. In deference to the changes in the way many of us now work, one section of the book is geared towards authors, copywriters and computer users producing work for editors and publishers or to those requiring support in their use of the PC as a design tool.