Junk Type

Junk Type
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Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Total Pages : 194
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780789332653
ISBN-13 : 0789332655
Rating : 4/5 (53 Downloads)

Synopsis Junk Type by : Bill Rose

A graphic compendium of vintage American design and typography. Junk Type is a project driven by the passion of one man to document a disappearing aspect of American culture. Bill Rose—aka Recapturist—is a photographer and designer who has spent the last decade traveling across America looking for junkyards, yard sales, antique stores, and other unlikely sources of inspiration to capture examples of postwar American typography and design before they’re lost forever. Bringing together more than 400 images, this invaluable book is a visual history of postwar America, told through the distinct typography, icons, badges, and branding of the country’s industrial heritage. From Art Deco–inspired fonts and unique handmade cursive lettering to illustrated insignia and clean graphic logos bearing the influence of European design of the 1960s, these pictures together represent an encyclopedic reference of creative typefaces and graphics. With each photograph representing just a detail—an embossed logo, a specially created icon, or an advertising slogan—this book captures the optimism and pragmatism of a golden age of American industrial creativity and distills it into a charming resource for anyone with an eye (or nostalgia) for vintage design.

Types in Compilation

Types in Compilation
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 213
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9783540453321
ISBN-13 : 3540453326
Rating : 4/5 (21 Downloads)

Synopsis Types in Compilation by : Robert Harper

The importance of typed languages for building robust software systems is, by now, an undisputed fact. Years of research have led to languages with richly expressive, yet easy to use, type systems for high-level programming languages. Types provide not only a conceptual framework for language designers, but also a ord positive bene ts to the programmer, principally the ability to express and enforce levels of abstraction within a program. Early compilers for typed languages followed closely the methods used for their untyped counterparts. The role of types was limited to the earliest s- ges of compilation, and they were thereafter ignored during the remainder of the translation process. More recently, however, implementors have come to - cognize the importance of types during compilation and even for object code. Several advantages of types in compilation have been noted to date: { They support self-checking by the compiler. By tracking types during c- pilation it is possible for an internal type checker to detect translation errors at an early stage, greatly facilitating compiler development. { They support certi cation of object code. By extending types to the ge- rated object code, it becomes possible for a code user to ensure the basic integrity of that code by checking its type consistency before execution. { They support optimized data representations and calling conventions, even in the presence of modularity. By passing types at compile-, link-, and even run-time, it is possible to avoid compromises of data representation imposed by untyped compilation techniques.

Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships

Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 780
Release :
ISBN-10 : UIUC:30112004329394
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (94 Downloads)

Synopsis Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships by : United States. Naval History Division

An alphabetical arrangement of the ships of the continental and United States Navies, with a historical sketch of each one.

Journal with Purpose

Journal with Purpose
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Publisher : David and Charles
Total Pages : 207
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781446378724
ISBN-13 : 1446378721
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis Journal with Purpose by : Helen Colebrook

Journal with Purpose is the ultimate reference for journaling, packed with over 1000 motifs that you can use to decorate and enhance your bullet or dot journal pages. Copy or trace direct from the page, or follow one of the quick exercises to improve your skills. Featuring all the journal elements you could wish for – banners, arrows, dividers, scrolls, icons, borders and alphabets – this amazing value book will be a constant source of inspiration for journaling and an 'instant fix' for people who find the more artistic side of journaling a challenge.

Image and Logic

Image and Logic
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 1002
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0226279170
ISBN-13 : 9780226279176
Rating : 4/5 (70 Downloads)

Synopsis Image and Logic by : Peter Galison

Engages with the impact of modern technology on experimental physicists. This study reveals how the increasing scale and complexity of apparatus has distanced physicists from the very science which drew them into experimenting, and has fragmented microphysics into different technical traditions.

Transactions

Transactions
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 270
Release :
ISBN-10 : PSU:000053087577
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis Transactions by : Asiatic Society of Japan

A Blokes Guide to Cooking the Ultimate Bluffers Guide

A Blokes Guide to Cooking the Ultimate Bluffers Guide
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Publisher : A Blokes Guide to Cooking
Total Pages : 103
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780980496314
ISBN-13 : 0980496314
Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

Synopsis A Blokes Guide to Cooking the Ultimate Bluffers Guide by : Lambert Rowst

Blokes in their natural environment have hectic lives, what between Cricket, Baseball, World Cups, World Series, Friday Night Football and Test Matches. Its amazing we have anytime left for work let alone romance or learning how to cook. A Blokes Guide to Cooking The Ultimate Bluffers Guide delves into the world of bluffing to show easy and creative international recipes within the grasps of the common man Bloke. It unravels the whole process from what utensils you need, picking the right menu then all the way to hiding the evidence after cooking to protect the innocent (mainly us). Now this isnt just another heres the recipes and this is what it should look like type of book. It covers all you need to know to get what you want from cooking, which by the way usually doesn't have much to do with just eating. The mere survival of the bloke species could be threatened if the Bloke does not go forth and multiply (or at least get out of the dog house with the Mrss for just being a bloke). The staple diet of meat and 3 veg still has its place in the blokes natural habitat but cooking to impress (see, I told you cooking didnt have much to do with just eating) takes a little bit more contemplation. Especially if you want to be rocketed to legend status, with the latest fling. We are man, we created fire! So we should be able to cook if someone just gives us a few tips, right?

... Native Craft in Southeast Asia Waters ...

... Native Craft in Southeast Asia Waters ...
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 778
Release :
ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105048625821
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (21 Downloads)

Synopsis ... Native Craft in Southeast Asia Waters ... by : United States. Office of Strategic Services. Research and Analysis Branch

Programming Primer for the Macintosh®

Programming Primer for the Macintosh®
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Publisher : Academic Press
Total Pages : 302
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781483265551
ISBN-13 : 1483265552
Rating : 4/5 (51 Downloads)

Synopsis Programming Primer for the Macintosh® by : John M. May

Programming Primer for the Macintosh, Volume 1 focuses on the principles and operations of the Macintosh system. The publication first offers information on the development environment, creating a simple program with Symantec C++, and a review of C++. Discussions focus on pointers, handles, patterns, points, creating a source file, compiling the program, adding libraries, adding file to the subject, building an application, and useful tools. The text then takes a look at the Macintosh ROM, Mac programs and system software, and toolbox managers. Topics include menu, window, control, and dialog manager, alerts, desktop interface, event-driven programming, trap mechanism, interface and library files, stack frame incompatibility, and the relationship between an application and toolbox. The book examines QuickDraw, alerts, and dialogs, memory manager, and object-oriented programming. Concerns include structures, linked list example, new and delete operators, and handling lines, rectangles, round rectangles, ovals, arcs, and polygons The publication is a dependable reference for computer programmers and researchers interested in the Macintosh system.