"Typesetting was simultaneously a process, a machine, a person, a service, and an industry. It was manual, mechanical, automated, and electronic -- and almost all of these methods overlapped over 50 years. The phototypesetting era began in 1945 with Higgonet and Moyroud established the basis for electro-mechanical phototypesetting. The roots of phototypesetting go back to the 1930s when the first patents were filed by Intertype, Monotype, and others to adapt mechanical typesetters to photographic typesetting. One can even go back to the early 1900s when photographic typesetters were envisioned. The last phototypesetter was manufactured in the late 1980s as laser imagesetters and CTP replaced them. This book covers the almost 400 models of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd generation phototypesetters and ends in 1985. It is a time capsule of a bygone era."--Back cover.

Tech journalist Pfiffner explores the rich history behind the modern graphics revolution, as seen through the lens of America's favorite design tools: from the evolution of PostScript and the early roots of the desktop publishing revolution to the explosion of the Photoshop market and the concept of the paperless office.

Written specifically for secondary students!

Simple yet indispensable typographic advice is offered by a leading graphic design and typography expert. This edition has 20 new pages including a fonts chapter updated to reflect current typography and software/hardware standards.

A software design manifesto; Designe of the conceptual model; The role of the artist-designer; Design languages; The conumer spectrum; Action - centered design; Keeping it simple; The designer's stance; Reflective conversation with materials; Cultures of prototyping; Footholds for design; Design as practiced; Organizational support for software design; Design for people at work; Reflection; Bibliograpfy; Name index; Subject index.

Art and literature through typography and design