The Cranky Typographer's Book
of Major Annoyances:
Helpful Graphics Tips
for Do-It-Yourself Designers
The Cranky Typographer's
Book of Major Annoyances:
Helpful Graphics Tips
for Do-It-Yourself Designers
By Reginald W. Bacon
(Newburyport, Mass.:
Variety Arts Press, 2014)
6x9 softcover, 240 pages
ISBN: 978-0-9817945-7-0
LOC: 2013921717
Today almost everyone with a computer on their desk gets pressed into service as a "designer-by-default" --- but without any training in the craft. This information-packed book offers an introduction to professional typography and page layout that will improve both the look and effectiveness of do-it-yourself "desktop" design projects. The author, adopting the persona of The Cranky Typographer, first identifies the common missteps in typography and design, then explains how to avoid them. Over 250 illustrative examples, encompassing the good, the bad, and the hopeless, are derived from the author's five decades of varied real-world experience. Is the author really that cranky? Read the book, find out, and along the way learn what you never knew about the venerable craft of typography and the still-current principles of functional, effective design.
This is the same book as exclusively distributed at the author's 21st-century seminars --- now retired --- on typography and design. For even more comprehensive information about the book --- plus valuable editorial and graphics tips for do-it-yourself writers and designers --- visit the dedicated website, www.crankytypographer.com.
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