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A guide to better lettering for artists and designers of signs, showcards, displays, exhibits and advertising layouts. Each alphabet is depicted on one page, and on the opposite, the essential characteristics, construction and applications are discussed.

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The highly anticipated novel The Art of Fielding, by Chad Harbach, has just been published. But what is the riveting story behind the story—and what does it take to make a bestseller these days? As author and n+1 co-founder Keith Gessen reveals in this 17,000-word e-book (expanded from the article appearing in the October issue of Vanity Fair), the passage from MFA classroom to national book tour is its own treacherous, absorbing—and wildly unpredictable—adventure...

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An inspirational resource focused on graphic design, typography, grid systems, minimalism and modernism.Kindle blogs are fully downloaded onto your Kindle so you can read them even when you're not wirelessly connected...

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The ultimate guide to Logo Design from the world's most popular resource for web designers and developersWeb designers and developers now find themselves tasked with designing not only a client's Web site, but also their logo and brand identity...

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Amazon Best Books of the Month, September 2011: Simon Garfield’s Just My Type presents an entertaining history of fonts, from font "pirating" dating back nearly as far as Gutenberg to the creation of Comic Sans and Ikea’s font-change controversy...

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"I've purchased and read just about every book on typography written over the last twenty-five years. Ilene Strizver's Type Rules! is one of the best. It's a book that will prove its value time and again...

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Helvetica is a sans-serif typeface. It is simple and clean, and commonly seen in advertising, signage, and literature. The R has a curved leg, and the i and j have square dots. The Q has a straight angled tail, and the counterforms inside the O, Q, and C are oval...

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Big Keys Keyboard has been designed specifically for those with conditions that cause visual impairment or low vision, such as macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and cataracts. These large print, big key keyboards are perfect for anyone who has a hard time seeing the existing commands on their keyboards...

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• English Large Print keyboard provides superior comfort without forcing you to relearn how to type
• Designed for those who have a hard time seeing the existing commands on the standard keyboard
• Largest print on key caps available in a full-size keyboard; Easily seen print, even in low light

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FontBook from FSI FontShop International For almost 10 years now, FSI FontShop International have published their typeface compendium, well-known in the trade under the name FontBook. The 1500 page edition features 24,500 typeface samples from 65 type foundries...