Space As Language - The Properties of Typographic Space

"This Element examines the function and significance of typographic space. It considers in turn the space within letters, the space between letters, the space between lines, and the margin space surrounding the text-block, to develop the hypothesis that viewed collectively these constitute as a 'metalanguage' complementary to the text"--

List of contents

Introduction: Reading the Space; 1. The Space within the Letter; 2. The Space between Letters; 3. Spaces between Words; 4. The Space between Lines; 5. Space and the Margin; 6. Asymmetry and the Modernist Space; 7. Typographic Space and the Visual Text; 8. Typographic Space as a Metalanguage.

Summary

This Element examines the function and significance of typographic space. It considers in turn the space within letters, the space between letters, the space between lines, and the margin space surrounding the text-block, to develop the hypothesis that viewed collectively these constitute as a 'metalanguage' complementary to the text.

Foreword

Focuses on the significance of space within typographic communication, and the manner in which typographic space embodies meaning.

Product details

• Authors: Will Hill, Will (Anglia Ruskin University Hill
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2023
• EAN: 9781009265430
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0926543-0
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Publishing and Book Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Journalism; DESIGN / Graphic Arts / Typography, DESIGN / Book, Book design, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, Typography & lettering, Book design and Bookbinding, Publishing industry & book trade, Typography and lettering, Publishing and book trade