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Foreword 9

Contents

1

Advice on Design

Introduction 13

Basic Elements of Design 13

Contrast 13

Rhythm 13

Size Relationships 14

Color 16

Light/Dark Contrast 16
Warm/Cool Contrast 11
Pure and "Broken" Colors 11
Color Associations 11

Movement and Focal Points 18

Three-Dimensionality on a Flat

Surface 19
Optical Illusions in Lettering 20
Letter, Word, and Line Spacing 23

Letter Spacing 23

Word Spacing 25

Line Spacing 25
Composition 26

Principles of Composition 26

Layout 28
Formats 29
Punctuation Marks 30

2

Introductory
Course

Introduction 32

The Work Space, Materials, and

Tools 33

The Work Space 33

Paper 33

Ink 33

Pens and Nibs 34

Brushes 36

Other Writing Tools 31

Drawing Materials 31
Exercises 39

Condensed Sans Serif 39

Drawing and Cutting 39

Lettering with a Flat Brush 41
Even-Stroke Sans Serif Roman 42

Uppercase Letters 42

Lowercase Letters 52
Sans Serif Roman with Different
Stroke Widths 53

Uppercase Letters 53

Lowercase Letters and

Numerals 51
Italic 58

Lowercase Letters 58

Uppercase Letters and

Numerals 62

Alternate Method 62

Applications 62

3

Advanced Course

Introduction 11

Classical Roman Lettering 12

Roman Monumental Capitals 12
Rustica 82
Quadrata 84

Earlier and Later Roman Cursives 84
Uncials and Half Uncials 86
Carolingian Minuscule 88
Gothic Letters and the
Renaissance 90
Textura 90
Rotunda 909
Gothic Scripts and Variations 95

Gothic Cursive 95

Bâtarde 95

Schwabacher 98

Fraktur 98

Chancery Cursive and German

Kurrent 105
Renaissance Roman and Italic 106
Renaissance Roman 106
Humanist Italic 112