Arabic Typography: A Comprehensive Sourcebook

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In the twenty-first century, the widespread integration of computer technologies has brought text-based information into many facets of everyday life. This has caused an ever-growing interest in typography across many fields of visual communication, where text and letterform play a central role in disseminating social trends and reflecting the spirit of the times.

Arabic Typography takes the reader through a comprehensive study of Arabic letterforms, starting with a concise historical overview of their development and styles, and proceeding to the latest design and technological advances. It attempts to establish the foundations for Arabic type-design by drawing lessons from past practices and aesthetic conventions, in order to retain the enduring traits that are of relevance for improvement and innovation in future type-design creations.

Going beyond the historical facts to discuss current design issues pertaining to the creation and production of letterforms, it presents Arabic typographic design as an essential communication tool that should marry functionality and legibility to aesthetic delight.

This book will serve as a valuable reference on Arabic typography, and as an educational guide for design students, professionals and anyone who uses Arabic type and enjoys the visual appearance of this language and its letterforms.

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An excellent first on the subject.......2002-06-10

Not only does this book provide an excellent overview of the history of Arabic script and printing, but it also lays out a vision and guidelines for the development of contemporary Arabic fonts. The book also focuses on the history and state of Arabic printing (as opposed to Arabic calligraphy), and highlights the technical challenges that arose from the adoption of what essentially is a calligraphic script to mechanical (or digital) printing processes.

The book ends with a selection of type designs by contemporary Arab type designers, which gives the reader a feel of what is happening out there in this field.

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Beautiful writing is within your grasp.......2002-12-03

Do you make your own greeting cards and wish you could write beautifully instead of depending on rubber stamps for what you want to say? Would you like to hand letter a gorgeous sign, perhaps a poem and frame it but your third grade teacher was right when she said you had poor handwriting? Then this book is for you.
Mr Waddington carefully teaches many beautiful styles of calligraphy, the Caroline manuscript which most people are familiar with as well as my favorite, the italics, with quite a few other styles thrown in for good measure. You will learn the process step by step, from the materials you will need to the technique to keep from smearing the ink.
So buy this book and the next time you make a card with all your love and attention to detail, you won't have to settle for a greeting that doesn't suit what you want to say - you'll be able to beautifully express yourself in yor words as well as the appearance of your words.

Capitals for Calligraphy: A Sourcebook of Decorative Letters

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Capitals for Calligraphy: A Sourcebook of Decorative Letters
Margaret Shepherd
Manufacturer: Collier Books
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Calligraphy Sourcebook (A Quarto Book)

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Calligraphy: A Sourcebook
Jinnie Y. Davis
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A fine book on historical writing

The Historical Sourcebook for Scribes
Michelle P. Brown , and Patricia Lovett
Manufacturer: University of Toronto Press
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Fourteen historical manuscripts, supported by other manuscript examples, are used to explore fifteen selected writing styles. Dr Michelle P. Brown analyses the production of the manuscripts, setting them in their historical context and relating them to the people who produced them. Patricia Lovett uses the manuscripts to analyse the letter-forms in detail, and then gives clear guidance on how to write the letters. Each section includes a calligraphic interpretation of the historic letter-form.

This book is the first to put the needs of the historian and the scribe at the forefront. Large-scale examples of the manuscripts are included for letter analysis, with, in most instances, a full page colour reproduction of a page from the same manuscript alongside. Other selected manuscripts with clear letter-forms show the development of that alphabet style throughout the periods under consideration. A whole page is devoted to exemplar letters of each alphabet style, with clear guidelines on how the letters are formed, including punctuation marks, an ampersand (or et ligature) and numerals. Each section includes a specially created piece of modern calligraphy, showing how the hand can be used today

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A fine book on historical writing.......2000-08-23

Like other authors before them, Brown and Lovett have attempted to create the ultimate general guide to historical writing. And, like other authors before them, they've met with modest success.

Modest, because like anyone else who tries to break the ductus of a given hand down for the use of modern calligraphers, the scripts in this book (about 16 hands, Medieval and Renaissance, are presented) suffer from the simplification that occurs when a calligrapher attempts to blend many, many historical examples into a generalized, modern hand. Now, on the whole, that's not bad. It all depends on your purposes, of course, but for most people, a generalized and simplified hand is just the ticket. If, like me, you would prefer to see a specific example of a specific hand broken faithfully into an exemplar, though, you'll be disappointed. Even the hands in this book that imply the use of a specific example in creating the exemplars suffer from modification.

However, there is a truly splendid feature in this book. Each hand presented contains a detailed breakdown of the angles and spacing of a specific historical example. This is a real boon.

The text is primarily concerned with the history of the presented scripts. If you are looking for a beginners manual, this book is probably not for you. While it doesn't require intermediate or advanced skills to use this book, it does concentrate on presenting historical detail rather than step by step instructions for selecting the best materials, et cetera. There is, of course, some basic, general instructional material, but, again, this is not the emphasis of this book.

I'd probably put this book about halfway between Drogin's Medieval Calligraphy and Harris' Practical Calligraphy. The Drogin is text heavy, and works as an introductory book on paleography as well as it works as an instructional manual on making historic scripts. Harris, on the other hand, works extremely well as a visual teaching tool, and probably does the best job of presenting the ductus because of the use of color, but it is light on text. Brown and Lovett do a nice job of walking down the middle.

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A great introduction.......2001-05-01

This is a great book for those who are starting out or have an interest in filmmaking but don't know what goes on. It takes you from how a script develops to producing the movie and editing it. On each stage of the process it gives an extensive description of the roles different crewmembers play and introduces the reader to proper terminology. I would describe it more as a reference book rather than a how-to book. What I'm disappointed about this book is that it does not give a detailed guide on the format of a script. Nor does it go deep into how to write a good story. But what it does have is a few pages on how and where to make cuts when you are editing. But one thing that I'm definitely pleased about is its very extensive guide on lighting and lots of examples all over the book. If this book contained more information on what makes a good story, I would have given it 5 stars. So if you are looking for a detailed and through guide on the techniques used in writing stories, this probably wouldn't be your best bet. But overall, It's great.

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Enjoy a full-color Sunday "Dilbert" cartoon on each weekly spread of this calendar as your record those executive meetings and power lunches.

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Another Gem!.......2004-01-20

This is my third or fourth year with the Dilbert daily calendar, and once again I am not disappointed. At least 2 or 3 times a week I find myself laughing out loud when I read the strip of the day.

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I'm a living and breathing creature of cubicle land. So I can very much attest to the fact that Scott Adams nails the proverbial nail on the head. Beware! This calendar is funny only because it is the Truth! Buy it, enjoy it and know that others out there feel your pain too.

A week into the new year and already satisified!.......2004-01-09

Being stuck in a cubicle farm, I can (unfortunately) relate to almost all of the strips Dilbert represents. It also doesn't help I'm in IT either... for the government. ::ugh:: From managment's incomprehensible requests, to co-worker quirks and finally the almost endless cycle of meetings this one-a-day calendar manages to keep in tune with what goes on in my office.
I've still got 2003 wallpapered all over my cube... guess it's time to start making room for this year. I give it 4 stars. (Only Farside has made me laugh more)

Elbonia Is Not That Far Away.......2003-12-31

Have you worked in a corporate setting? Then you'll connect with Dilbert.

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The Legacy of Piero Sraffa (Intellectual Legacies in Modern Economic)

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Parsons' handbook of forms: A compendium of business and social rules and a complete work of reference and self-instruction

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According to Jay Conrad Levinson, to flourish into the next millennium companies must encourage managers and employees to achieve equilibrium between their personal and professional lives while they simultaneously develop relationships with customers and suppliers that build trust and loyalty. The Way of the Guerrilla: Achieving Success and Balance as an Entrepreneur in the 21st Century outlines his blueprint for this corporate future through four distinct sections: The Goals, The Setting, The Tools, and The Secrets.

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The face of entrepreneurial business has changed drastically in this century. From the mom-and-pop undertakings of the past to the extensive workaholism and profit-seeking of the eighties to the current fashion of technological upgrading and employee downsizing, entrepreneurs have constantly been forced to reinvent themselves in an effort to adapt to marketplace changes. In The Way of the Guerrilla, best-selling author and entrepreneurial guru Jay Levinson guides both new and seasoned business owners into the next century, preparing them for the inevitable changes and helping to ensure their continued business and personal success. He covers everything from preparing a focused mission statement and hiring responsible employees to delegating effectively, responding to technological advances, and sustaining flexibility. It's time, Levinson says, to take another look at how guerrillas measure their success. By following The Way of the Guerrilla, enlightened and successful entrepreneurs wi

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inspirational but some times lack of consistence.......2005-11-02

I live in a country that has a guerrilla in the past and also I have been experiencing the "oportunity" to be entrepeneur, so I was kind of curious about this book. I'm sorry to say but the book is far beyond reality. My appretiation is that this book can make sense only if you have "good will" clients and teach you to work in the same way. Where is the "surprise" factor? where is the "unpredictable behaviour" change that reflect all the well know guerrilla methods? If I had wrote this book I should have included something like "attack with surprise, exploit their weaknesses, make everything unpredictable and sustain your position with the best quality while reducing to zero your opponent's abilities". Doing things in the guerrilla way is as following Machiavelo, Napoleon or even Mao Tse. The idea behind guerrilla is to make everyone follow a "system" not a person, so there is an outstanding advice in this book: mutiply yourself. It is really good because a lot of entrepeneurship books talk about YOU making everything while this one advice can make your business have long continuity depending on other's people efforts (as it call "the network"). I found most of the frustation while becoming a entrepeneur is managing your cashflow, standing invoices, delayed payments and the need sometimes to accept a low rate in order to get the project. I call this "fat cows" and "thiny cows". This book is not about how to manage your "thiny cows" period or procedures in order to avoid being less paid than you want, or even more procedures to get your money right on time. I don't know if such book exists but the real life teaches you good and bad experiences. If you're thinking global be sure things are not easier outside your country (or even in your own country, for example dealing with government projects). It's not a glamourous world and your profits won't come regularly during the first or the second one year of operations. Unless your mind is been set with some kind of evilness doing business, you'll dissapear soon. So, I think the book needs more consistence on this idea.

don't bother.......2002-09-05

Dude, this book is kinda bad. I mean, it's not like it's the most terrible book I've ever read but it doesn't have that extra oomph. It's like dead inside. But this other book I read was like totally it you know cause it had everything and was completely brtilliant. Like I think they read this book in collages and stuff. The book is called Guerrilla PR Wired by this Levine guy who I think own his own PR company or something. Yeah, like don;t even bother reading the way of the geurrilla.

Passion is the Way!.......2000-08-28

Levinson's fans will find this book particularly interesting. On the surface it purports to be a business book about guerrilla entrepreneurship in the 21st century, but in reality it is a statement of Levinson's personal philosophy of life. As one who has successfully escaped the confinement, regimentation and bureaucracy of the corporate world, he is one of my heroes. Reading this book may force you to confront your self-imposed limitations. Reading this book may move you to change the way you think. You have been warned - read this book at your own risk!

Levinson divides his subject into four subject areas: The Goal, The Setting, The Tools and The Secrets. Frankly, this structure is largely artificial. Almost everything he has to say is said four times in four slightly different ways. There is a great deal of redundancy and duplication, but like an evangelist, Levinson is not writing to inform, he is writing to persuade.

And the message that he is trying to get across is that your life is not your work. Work should neither control not dominate your life - your life should control and dominate your work. This book is not about how to make more money. It is not about how to organize your business, or how to work harder. This book is about finding your passion, focusing on your passion, and balancing your passion with the rest of your life.

Written in short chapters, the longest is eleven pages, this book is designed for quick, daily snack-like consumption. If you struggle to make it through each work day, read this book. If you end each week too tired to take your loved one dancing, read this book. If you dream about doing something more with your life, read this book. Levinson does not have all the answers, but I can guarantee that he will ask you the right questions.

A usuable book on the future.......1998-02-16

I've read dozens of books on the future of business and marketing. This is one of the best. Levinson understands the net, thinks like a business person and has suggestions to implement. He won't blow your mind with new ideas... but will show you how to do some things better.

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