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Typography
 Websites presented in alphabetical order ABC Typography: A Virtual Museum of Typography 
 This collection of about two dozen common typefaces is organized into four sections: Classic, 20th Century, Contemporary, and Unclassified/Miscellaneous. Each section includes a brief description, an example, and links to adaptations of each particular typeface. http://abc.planet-typography.com/ Topics: Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated May 23, 2004 American Amateur Press Association
The website for this nonprofit organization presents lists of resources for amateur journalists, with an emphasis on letterpress printing. Includes links to museums, print shops, local printing groups, writing sites, and graphic arts resources. Also provides examples of amateur journalism and typography information. http://www.aapainfo.org/ Topics: News, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts, Writing Last updated Jan 12, 2009 The Book Arts Web
Home of the Book_Arts-L mailing list archive as well as a collection of links to pages on bookbinding, paper arts, calligraphy, conservation and repair, typography, and more. http://www.philobiblon.com/ Topics: Librarian Specialties, Librarianship, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Feb 6, 2005 Color, Contrast and Dimension in News Design
An online, interactive version of Pegie Stark Adam's book by the same title, this site uses exercises, graphic design samples, and malleable illustrations of art masterpieces to explain color theory and the emotional and physical impacts color, proportion, and contrast have upon a viewer. Intended primarily for journalists and graphic artists, its demonstration of the uses and effects of color will also have relevance for a much wider audience. http://www.poynterextra.org/cp/index.html Topics: Arts and Humanities, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Jan 10, 2003 Hypnerotomachia Poliphili
The "complete electronic facsimile" of the original Hypnerotomachia Poliphili (1499), attributed to Leon Battista Alberti by Liane Lefaivre and printed by early Renaissance Venetian publisher Aldus Manutius. Includes a synopsis, textual commentary, and information on the typography, woodcuts, and technical innovations of this first edition of a work that "has surprised its readers with its vast knowledge of architecture and landscape and garden design, [and] also engineering, painting and sculpture." From the MIT Press. http://mitpress.mit.edu/e-books/HP/ Topics: Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts, Technology Last updated Sep 25, 2002 Microsoft Typography
Provides information on TrueType and ClearType fonts, FAQs, a list of fonts supplied with various Microsoft products, links to related resources, and more. http://www.microsoft.com/typography/ Topics: Computers, Computers, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Sep 4, 2005 Monuments of the Future: Designs by El Lissitzky
Devoted to the Russian artist. Features a chronology of Lissitzky's life, and images of his work in typography, book design, exhibition design, and photography. From the Getty Research Institute. http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/digitized_collections/lissitzky/ Topics: Artists, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts, Schools of Art Last updated May 22, 2005 The Russian Avant-Garde Book, 1910-1934
Includes images of over 100 books created by Russian avant-garde writers and artists, including schools of Futurism, Cubo-Futurism, Rayism, Neo-primitivism, and zaum; and books featuring innovative use of typography and themes of Judaica. See the "Book Index" for a complete list of titles, browsable by author/artist, publisher, and year of publication. From the Museum of Modern Art, New York. http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2002/russian/ Topics: Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts, Schools of Art Last updated Oct 5, 2009 Type Index.org
The objective of this nonprofit group "is to help both font authors and font users." The site features the International Type Index (ITI), which is a database of freeware, shareware and commercial fonts. All of the hundreds of fonts can be viewed for free, but some can be used only for a fee. Searchable by attributes such as age, tone, shape, and genre. Also includes a forum and ratings. http://typeindex.org/ Topics: Computers, Computers, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Feb 6, 2006 |
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