Ask any graphic designer the world over about their preferred approach to setting type, choosing a color, or beginning a new layout, and you will rarely get exactly the same answer twice. All designers have their own way of working and their own combinations of the thousands of techniques one can apply when planning a new design project. But there are some dos and don'ts that always figure in any heated debate about what one should or should not accept as the right way to create the best graphic design. This book looks at key dos and don'ts, bringing them together in the form of a classically structured almanac. Packed with practical advice, but presented in a light-hearted fashion, the advisory rather than dictative approach means designers can take or leave the advice presented in each rule as is typical of most creatives with their own strong views on what does and does not constitute good design practice. Individual entries will either bring forth knowing nods of agreement or hoots of derision, depending on whether or not the reader loves or hates hyphenation, has a pathological fear of beige, or thinks that baseline grids are boring. Thou Shall Not Use Comic Sans is the must-have collection of the best advice that any graphic designer should have at his fingertips, with each entry combining a specific rule with a commentary from a variety of experienced designers from all fields of the graphic design industry. Grouped into six, color-coded categories–typography, color, layout, imagery, production, and the practice of design–but presented numerically and in mixed groups, the reader can either dip in at random or use the book as the source of a daily lesson in how to produce great graphic design.

Thou Shall Not Use Comic Sans: 365 Graphic Design Sins and Virtues: a Designer's Almanac of Dos and Don'ts

Computers & Technology

Foster, John

Dawson, Peter

Adams, Sean

Seddon, Tony

Graphics & Design

Peachpit Pr

The Economics of Sports: An Integrated Approach

The sports sector is a vitally important component of the economy in many countries. Sports are commonly used as a catalyst for urban regeneration, particularly in relation to the hosting of major sporting events such as the Olympics and World Cup tournaments. Many governments have used sport for example as a means for promoting policies on health and crime. In financial terms, the commercial importance of sport has increased dramatically in recent times: TV rights for major sporting events such as the Olympics and Premier League football in England have broken the £1bn barrier and globally sport accounts for around 50% of sponsorship activity.   Sport also offers a fertile area for laboratory-style testing in the economics discipline. For example where else is it possible to measure individual pay and performance, evaluate the contribution of the manager, test the invariance proposition, analyse the impact of player restraints (e.g. salary caps, restrictions on player trades), understand the behaviour of cartels and the effects of monopsony power in one single industry?   This book aims to analyse the economics of professional sports at a more intermediate-advanced level with a greater emphasis on popular international sports than the existing texts. There will also be more direct integration of the academic literature into the book through the use of case studies.

Sports & Outdoors

Routledge

HardCover. Pub Date :2013-09-02 Pages: 384 Language: French Publisher: Thames Hudson The Field Guide to Typography explores and explains the myriad typefaces that we see around us in our day-to-day lives. from airplane liveries to computer screens. from billboard hoardings to signage systems. It presents over 120 typefaces old and new. common and unusual with photographic references to help font spotters identify particular typefaces in the wild. Accompanying background information explains the origin. usage and key features of each typeface. and Field Facts provide little-known nuggets of information to expand your typographical awareness. Attractive and informative. The Field Guide to Typography is a unique visual reference for novice font fans and experienced designers alike. and a comprehensive celebration of our expanding typographic world.

The Field Guide to Typography /anglais

Arts & Photography

Graphic Design

Thames&Hudson

The ultimate visual encyclopaedia of type, featuring more than 1,800 typefacesWherever we go and whatever we do, the printed word plays a part in every aspect of our day-to-day lives. Behind all the messages we see, read, and absorb, the design and choice of typeface dictate the tone, context and immediacy of these words. From advertising and news headlines to book jackets or wayfinding at an airport, choosing the most appropriate typeface is not an easy task, nor one based on aesthetic alone.With such a diverse and inspiring range of types now on offer, Type Directory separates and identifies these forms to provide a comprehensive selection of available typefaces. Over 1,800 typefaces are organized by category Serif, Sans Serif, Display and Script and subsequently arranged by recognized sub-categories. This allows the reader to make a direct comparison of typefaces with a similar appearance, thus facilitating a deeper understanding of the design and selection process. A visual celebration of the craft, innovation and beauty of these letterforms is presented throughout, from classic typefaces like Garamond, Bodoni and Times through to the contemporary Bliss, Gotham and Meta. The ultimate visual encyclopedia, Type Directory is an essential creative tool for novices and aficionados alike. This sumptuous sourcebook will inform, educate, inspire and stimulate as a must-have reference title.

Type Directory /anglais

Bourke rode into Canon City after his brother's killer.  He then got caught in the crossfire of a vicious railroad war between the Rio Grande and the Santa Fe. The law was after Bourke, the army branded him a deserter, even his woman betrayed him. There was no place to run except right into the killer's camp.

Royal Gorge

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

BANTAM BOOKS

Man on the Buckskin

Jim Allard rode in to Antelope Valley with what looked like a peaceful job ahead. He was tired of guns and killing. But a deadly range war was brewing. Both sides tried to hire Allard's gun. They then pinned an ambush on him, so he had to fight back. Peter Dawson's savagely violent novel of the old West, when men lived by the ruthless code of the six-gun.

Crimson Horseshoe

Outlaw of Longbow

Reference

Words, Language & Grammar

Yancy

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