Typographic Systems of Design Frameworks for Type Beyond the Grid (Graphic Design Book on Typography Layouts and Fundamentals)

by Elam, Kimberly

• ISBN13: 9781568986876
• ISBN10: 1568986874
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-05-03
• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press

Summary

Typographic organization has always been a complex system in that there are so many elements at play, such as hierarchy, order of reading, legibility, and contrast. InTypographic Systems, Kim Elam, author of our bestselling books,Geometry of DesignandGrid Systems, explores eight major structural frameworks beyond the grid including random, radial, modular, and bilateral systems. By taking the reader through exercises, student work, and professional examples, Elam offers a broad range of design solutions.Once essential visual organization systems are understood the designer can fluidly organize words or images within a structure, combination of structures, or a variation of a structure. With clarity and substance, each system from the structured axis to the nonhierarchical radial array is explained and explored so that the reader comes away with a better understanding of these intricate complex arrangements.Typographic Systemsis the seventh title in our bestselling Design Briefs series, which has sold more than 100,000 copies worldwide.

Author Biography

Kimberly Elam is chairperson of the Graphic and Interactive Communication Department at the Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida. Her books Geometry of Design and Grid Systems have become standard reference works for students and practicing designers.

Table of Contents

Axial system	p. 17
Radial system	p. 35
Dilatational system	p. 53
Random system	p. 71
Grid system	p. 87
Transitional system	p. 105
Modular system	p. 121
Bilateral system	p. 139
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