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What the font?!, a manga guide to Western typeface, written & illustrated by Kuniichi Ashiya ; editorial supervision, Masayuki Yamamoto ; translation, Jocelyne Allen ; lettering and retouch: Karis Page ; editor, Shanti Whitesides

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Label

What the font?!, a manga guide to Western typeface, written & illustrated by Kuniichi Ashiya ; editorial supervision, Masayuki Yamamoto ; translation, Jocelyne Allen ; lettering and retouch: Karis Page ; editor, Shanti Whitesides

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical resources (pages 214-215)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Rated: All ages (10+)

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

What the font?!

Nature of contents

comics graphic novelsbibliography

Oclc number

1143653165

Responsibility statement

written & illustrated by Kuniichi Ashiya ; editorial supervision, Masayuki Yamamoto ; translation, Jocelyne Allen ; lettering and retouch: Karis Page ; editor, Shanti Whitesides

Sub title

a manga guide to Western typeface

Summary

"When the designer in a small production company disappears, Marusu is forced to take over the job of creating logos. Unfortunately, Marusu is a sales rep who doesn't know the first thing about fonts. Luckily, Helvetica, the personification of that font, appears to guide Marusu into the world of typeface and design. Learn about typography in this fun manga story with anthropomorphic fonts as your guide!"--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Prologue -- Main elements of Western type -- part 1. Character introduction (1) ; Sans serif types: Helvetica ; Futura ; Gill Sans ; Arial ; Franklin Gothic, Impact ; Frutiger, DIN ; Optima ; Gotham ; Sans serif notes/examples -- part 2. Roman types: Character introduction (2) ; Caslon ; Garamond ; Times New Roman ; Bodoni, Didoni ; Clarendon ; Rockwell ; Centaur, Jenson -- part 3. Other styles : script, display, blackletter: Character introductoin (3): Script fonts: Zapfino, Mistral ; Comic Sans ; Display fonts: Trajan ; Peignot ; Blackletter fonts: Fette Fraktur ; Other styles notes/examples -- Epilogue -- Font Q&A: What's the difference between "font" and "typeface"? ; When did Western fonts originate? -- Chronological list of typeface appearances -- Author's afterword

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Manga guide to Western typefaceSeven Seas Entertainment presents

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