Author: David Jury
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
ISBN: 9781780675893
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This little book contains a beautiful and varied collection of typographic ornaments sourced from specimen books of type foundries, dating from 1700. David Jury explains how the need for typographic ornaments arose and developed, and sets them in their historical context. The chapters cover natural forms; geometric forms; rules and borders; wreaths, borders and scrolls; and pictorial ornaments. The last chapter charts the rise of the graphic designer over the last century, and how modern designers are now reinterpreting these typographic ornaments into new forms of art. The Little Book of Typographic Ornament will be an invaluable reference for graphic designers, as well as providing a source of copyright-free images.
The Little Book of Typographic Ornament
Author: David Jury
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
ISBN: 9781780675893
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This little book contains a beautiful and varied collection of typographic ornaments sourced from specimen books of type foundries, dating from 1700. David Jury explains how the need for typographic ornaments arose and developed, and sets them in their historical context. The chapters cover natural forms; geometric forms; rules and borders; wreaths, borders and scrolls; and pictorial ornaments. The last chapter charts the rise of the graphic designer over the last century, and how modern designers are now reinterpreting these typographic ornaments into new forms of art. The Little Book of Typographic Ornament will be an invaluable reference for graphic designers, as well as providing a source of copyright-free images.
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
ISBN: 9781780675893
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This little book contains a beautiful and varied collection of typographic ornaments sourced from specimen books of type foundries, dating from 1700. David Jury explains how the need for typographic ornaments arose and developed, and sets them in their historical context. The chapters cover natural forms; geometric forms; rules and borders; wreaths, borders and scrolls; and pictorial ornaments. The last chapter charts the rise of the graphic designer over the last century, and how modern designers are now reinterpreting these typographic ornaments into new forms of art. The Little Book of Typographic Ornament will be an invaluable reference for graphic designers, as well as providing a source of copyright-free images.
Borders, Frames and Decorative Motifs from the 1862 Derriey Typographic Catalog
Author: Charles Derriey
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486253228
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
Rich sourcebook of intricate Victorian typefaces and printers' ornamentations — all copyright-free.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486253228
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
Rich sourcebook of intricate Victorian typefaces and printers' ornamentations — all copyright-free.
Typographical Borders and Ornaments
Author:
Publisher: Dover Publications
ISBN: 9780486482378
Category : Borders, Ornamental
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This compilation of graphic embellishments was selected from a rare and valuable 1891 catalog. A versatile, high-quality collection, it features 180 royalty-free corners, frames and borders, rules, headpieces, calligraphic ornaments, and much more.
Publisher: Dover Publications
ISBN: 9780486482378
Category : Borders, Ornamental
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This compilation of graphic embellishments was selected from a rare and valuable 1891 catalog. A versatile, high-quality collection, it features 180 royalty-free corners, frames and borders, rules, headpieces, calligraphic ornaments, and much more.
2600 Typographic Ornaments and Designs
Author: Maggie Kate
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486417980
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Reproduced from a rare turn-of-the-century German catalog, these 2,600 eye-catching typographic ornaments and designs comprise a rich treasury of ornate frames, headpieces, tailpieces, title pages, spot art, scrollwork, and other ornamental motifs. The broad array of subjects, sizes, and styles represented will be invaluable to illustrators and commercial artists in search of permission-free graphics to enhance books, magazines, newsletters, menus, posters, catalog copy, advertisements, and a host of other print projects. Included are bold black-and-white designs recalling the free-form style of Jugendstil (the German term for Art Nouveau), along with a wealth of detailed, evocative images of couples dancing, landscapes, bridges, railway tunnels, locomotives, sailing ships, rowing regattas, Poseidon and other Greek gods, showgirls, dandies, castles, fairies and elves, cherubs playing musical instruments, animals, floral borders, and much more. This collection of vintage designs is not only a rich source of immediately usable art, but also an entertaining volume to browse through—a fount of inspiration and delight for artists and lovers of antique illustrations.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486417980
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Reproduced from a rare turn-of-the-century German catalog, these 2,600 eye-catching typographic ornaments and designs comprise a rich treasury of ornate frames, headpieces, tailpieces, title pages, spot art, scrollwork, and other ornamental motifs. The broad array of subjects, sizes, and styles represented will be invaluable to illustrators and commercial artists in search of permission-free graphics to enhance books, magazines, newsletters, menus, posters, catalog copy, advertisements, and a host of other print projects. Included are bold black-and-white designs recalling the free-form style of Jugendstil (the German term for Art Nouveau), along with a wealth of detailed, evocative images of couples dancing, landscapes, bridges, railway tunnels, locomotives, sailing ships, rowing regattas, Poseidon and other Greek gods, showgirls, dandies, castles, fairies and elves, cherubs playing musical instruments, animals, floral borders, and much more. This collection of vintage designs is not only a rich source of immediately usable art, but also an entertaining volume to browse through—a fount of inspiration and delight for artists and lovers of antique illustrations.
American Line Type Book, Borders, Ornaments
Author: Daystrom, inc
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Printing
Languages : en
Pages : 824
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Printing
Languages : en
Pages : 824
Book Description
American Line Type Book, Borders, Ornaments
Author: American Type Founders Company
Publisher: [United States] : The Company
ISBN:
Category : Book ornamentation
Languages : en
Pages : 1098
Book Description
The American Type Founders Company (ATF) was formed out of a business necessity. Led by John Marder of the Chicago Type Foundry and Arthur Brower of the Union Type Foundry, several other type founders created a combined company of twenty-three plants scattered across the United States, which was incorporated by November 1892. According to Annenberg, this edition was prepared for the London branch. This copy of the catalog, which does not contain any kind of London imprint, includes only type metal, cuts, ornaments, and rule.
Publisher: [United States] : The Company
ISBN:
Category : Book ornamentation
Languages : en
Pages : 1098
Book Description
The American Type Founders Company (ATF) was formed out of a business necessity. Led by John Marder of the Chicago Type Foundry and Arthur Brower of the Union Type Foundry, several other type founders created a combined company of twenty-three plants scattered across the United States, which was incorporated by November 1892. According to Annenberg, this edition was prepared for the London branch. This copy of the catalog, which does not contain any kind of London imprint, includes only type metal, cuts, ornaments, and rule.
Special-effects and Topical Alphabets
Author: Dan X. Solo
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486236575
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Enliven your messages for any occasion — from 4th of July festivities to winter revels and other holiday or everyday events — with these eye-catching fonts. More than 100 typefaces include letters shaped like logs, bones, chopsticks, and adorned with other imaginative embellishments. All appear in uppercase; many include lowercase and numerals.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486236575
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Enliven your messages for any occasion — from 4th of July festivities to winter revels and other holiday or everyday events — with these eye-catching fonts. More than 100 typefaces include letters shaped like logs, bones, chopsticks, and adorned with other imaginative embellishments. All appear in uppercase; many include lowercase and numerals.
Art Nouveau Typographic Ornaments
Author: Dan X. Solo
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486157792
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Over 800 Art-Nouveau florals, swirls, women, animals, borders, scrolls, wreaths, spots and dingbats, copyright-free.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486157792
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Over 800 Art-Nouveau florals, swirls, women, animals, borders, scrolls, wreaths, spots and dingbats, copyright-free.
Early Advertising Alphabets, Initials and Typographic Ornaments
Author: Clarence P. Hornung
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486284050
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
145 full-page plates present the best typographical design from the 15th through the 20th centuries, including 60 handsome alphabets, many examples of decorative initials and a dazzling assortment of headings, scrolls and flourishes, rules and panels, ornaments, ribbons, cartouches, borders and more.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486284050
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
145 full-page plates present the best typographical design from the 15th through the 20th centuries, including 60 handsome alphabets, many examples of decorative initials and a dazzling assortment of headings, scrolls and flourishes, rules and panels, ornaments, ribbons, cartouches, borders and more.
New Art Deco Borders and Motifs
Author: William Rowe
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486247090
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
This collection of 72 full-page black-and-white Art Deco designs offers artists and craftspeople royalty-free, ready-to-use borders, frames, and motifs. Abstract geometric forms contrast with foliate and floral elements in dynamic designs. Useful in graphic arts, textile and upholstery design and more.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486247090
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
This collection of 72 full-page black-and-white Art Deco designs offers artists and craftspeople royalty-free, ready-to-use borders, frames, and motifs. Abstract geometric forms contrast with foliate and floral elements in dynamic designs. Useful in graphic arts, textile and upholstery design and more.