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Explaining each separate aspect of the technology of font formats, this book shows how to install and manage fonts using the utilities Font/DA Mover, Suitcase or MasterJuggler. It covers Adobe Type Manager and Type Reunion, and provides a chapter on how to use Fontgrapher for special typographic solutions such as customizing fonts for logos and creating speciality typefaces and characters. Aimed at intermediate and advanced users, this guide caters for three levels of users: those with no extra fonts; those with just a few extra; and those with hundreds of fonts to manage. An extensive illustrated glossary of typographic terms and a list of vendors is also included.
Amazon.com Review
Fonts can make or break a layout, and good designers know it. Knowing what a bitmapped font is might not seem like a big deal...until you go to print it. The author, Robin Williams, explains how a font that is bitmapped will have very different results on a printer than one that is not. How to Boss Your Fonts Around will also show you the merits of investing your time in organizing your fonts through a font manager.
In a day when there are now "Beat Generation" fonts for the Mac, good font use and management is essential. Williams, Mac expert and the author of bestsellers such as The Non-Designer's Design Book and The Little Mac Book, goes into great detail on the origin and creation of great fonts. Did you ever wonder why so many fonts are named after big cities (such as New York and Geneva)? Turns out, they're all in the same font family, and knowing the characteristics of that grouping will enhance how you use them. Williams provides a full glossary of terms, and the book is rich with visual examples. She treats fonts as the tools they are, showing the reader all the necessary care and maintenance to allow for great design and for the text to shine through. --Jennifer Buckendorff
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