内容简介

Renowned typographer and poet Robert Bringhurst brings clarity to the art of typography with this masterful style guide. Combining the practical, theoretical, and historical, this edition is completely updated, with a thorough exploration of the newest innovations in intelligent font technology, and is a must-have for graphic artists, editors, or anyone working with the printed page using digital or traditional methods.

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4.1.3Settitlesandopeningsinaformthatcontributestotheoveralldesign.Renaissancebooks,withtheirlongtitlesandamplemargins,generallyleftnoextraspaceattheheadsofchapters.Inmodernbooks,wherethetitlesareshorterandthemarginshavebeeneatenbyinflationarypressure,athirdofapagesometimesliesvacantjusttocelebratethefactthatthechapterbegins.Butspacealoneisnotenoughtoachievethesenseofrichnessandcelebration,norisabsenceofspacenecessarilyasignoftypographicpoverty.NarrowrowhousesflushwithstreetarefoundnotonlyinurbanslumsbutintheloveliestoftheoldItalianhilltownsandMediterraneanvillages.Apagefullofletterspresentsthesamepossibilities.Itcanlapseintoatypographicslum,orgrowintoa...

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Oneemisadistanceequaltothetypesize.

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