The Complete Manual of Typography: A Guide to Setting Perfect Type

by James Felici, Frank Romano (Foreword)

Testimonials
"The ultimate typographic a concise, beautiful book that pulls together everything you need to produce great typography."
--Frank Romano, RIT School of Print Media "Clear and elegant...There's no better or more useful introduction to the whole craft of typography."
--Roger Black, Danilo Black, Inc. "All you've always wanted to know about type and typography but never dared to ask. Jim Felici brings together a vast amount of knowledge in this book. Must-have!"
--Erik Spiekermann, author, Stop Stealing Sheep (and Find Out How Type Works) This book is about how type should look and how to make it look that way; in other words, how to set type like a professional. It releases the craft knowledge that used to reside almost exclusively in the heads of people working in type shops. The shops are gone, the technologies have changed, but the goal remains the same. This book explains in very practical terms how to use today's computerized tools to achieve that secret of good well-set type. Beautifully designed and richly illustrated, The Complete Manual of Typography is an essential reference for anyone who works with type. Designers, print production professionals, and corporate communications managers can go straight to the index to find focused answers to specific questions, while educators and students can read it as a textbook from cover to cover. You'll

Genres: Design, Nonfiction, Reference, Art Design, Art, Writing, Language

400 pages, Paperback

First published October 6, 2002

Reviews

[Catherine]

I couldn't put it down, which goes to show I am a huge nerd. Seriously, though, I learned a ton of interesting and useful information related to bookmaking. I think everyone who works in the publishing industry could benefit from reading through it.

[Rachel]

Though I'd been given an old edition (2003), this was very helpful to learn general typographic guidelines! My InDesign documents will be better now than ever. I plan to check out the latest edition, since software and tech (especially screen resolution) have updated so much.

[Jenny Webb]

I go back to this again and again in my work.

[Tatsiana]

Книга отличная, но не хватало визуальных примеров для тех, кто только знакомится с типографикой.

[Frida Vi]

A good reference for typographical studying

[Muhammad]

The book on typography in our time. If you typeset books this is your ultimate tool. Felici goes into every detail right down to the spacing in between the letters. Filled with examples written in easy and entertaining manner. Let the master, James Felici, be your guide.

[SarahKate]

a pretty good read to learn the basics of typography so you don't make ugly things. And for the record... everyone needs to stop using comic sans. NOW.

[James]

haven't actually finished it. but it wows me everytime i open it.

[Joe Mornin]

See this article from Slate: "Space Invaders: Why you should never, ever use two spaces after a period" (http://www.slate.com/id/2281146/pagen...).

[Peter Peerdeman]

This book serves its title perfectly: this is the complete guide. Everything is in there, with beautiful examples of all the nitty gritty typography conundrums.

[Allan Goodman]

A must have for self-publishers to understand typography.

[Shawne Workman]

A great read, engagingly written, with plenty of usable insights and typographical eye candy.

[Robert]

This excellent book covers:

Part ONE - Typography Basics
1) The State of the Art and How We Got Here
2) Units of Typographic Measurement
3) About Typefaces
4) About Fonts
5) The Basics of using Typefaces
6) Typesetting versus Typewriting
7) Setting Type on a personal Computer
8) What Makes Good Type Good (and Bad Type Bad)

Part TWO - How to Set Type
9) Measure, Point Size, and Leading
10) Controlling Hyphenation and Justification
11) Kerning and Tracking
12) Managing Indentation and Alignment
13) Special Characters and Special Situations
14) Document Structures and Typographic Conventions
15) Tables
16) Language-Specific Issues
17) Typesetting with Style Sheets
18) Output-Resolution Issues

For the end, let me just quote from the introduction of this book:
"Gutenberg was the last person to get away with the bad typography. Since type as such didn't exist before him, he was the last person to escape typographic criticism. All of you have no excuse: you will produce great typography because 550 years of experience and this great book are at your fingertips.