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KlappentextIn this show-stopping guide with more than 75 uniquely designed two-color spreadsa rollicking linguistic ride for fans of Eats, Shoots & Leaves and Just My Typeaward-winning graphic designer Michael Arndt explores the typographic origins, names, and shapes of both common punctuation marks and symbols, as well as the proper and diverse usage of each.
From the period to the question mark, the semicolon to the em dash, symbols and marks are an integral part of language. In graphically engaging spreads that utilize typography in an innovative way, Snails & Monkey Tails examines the evolution of these mighty linguistic toolsfrom the punctum, or point, created by an ancient Greek scribe to the guillemet, used most commonly in lieu of quote marks by the French (and named in honor of a typographer Guillaume Le Bé). With verve and insight, Michael Arndt explains their proper usage and how they came to be universally accepted today.
Snails & Monkey TailsSnails (@); Monkey Tails (@)is packed with intriguing facts, history, stories, and lore, as well as grammar, explaining it clearly and with examples. What is the purpose of the commaperhaps the most used symbol in the English languageand what are the proper uses of the asterisk? Do quote marks go inside or outside punctuation? What about a quote within a quotea quote from someone quoting someone else? How much space goes on either side of an ellipsis? What's the difference between an en-dash and an em-dash?
Complete with a listing of useful terms and clear diagrams for creating typographical marks and symbols correctly on both PC and Apple computers, Snails & Monkey Tails is essential for bibliophiles, writers, grammarians, graphic designers, typography enthusiasts, logophiles, and anyone with a passion for the written word.
From the period to the question mark, the semicolon to the em dash, symbols and marks are an integral part of language. In graphically engaging spreads that utilize typography in an innovative way, Snails & Monkey Tails examines the evolution of these mighty linguistic toolsfrom the punctum, or point, created by an ancient Greek scribe to the guillemet, used most commonly in lieu of quote marks by the French (and named in honor of a typographer Guillaume Le Bé). With verve and insight, Michael Arndt explains their proper usage and how they came to be universally accepted today.
Snails & Monkey TailsSnails (@); Monkey Tails (@)is packed with intriguing facts, history, stories, and lore, as well as grammar, explaining it clearly and with examples. What is the purpose of the commaperhaps the most used symbol in the English languageand what are the proper uses of the asterisk? Do quote marks go inside or outside punctuation? What about a quote within a quotea quote from someone quoting someone else? How much space goes on either side of an ellipsis? What's the difference between an en-dash and an em-dash?
Complete with a listing of useful terms and clear diagrams for creating typographical marks and symbols correctly on both PC and Apple computers, Snails & Monkey Tails is essential for bibliophiles, writers, grammarians, graphic designers, typography enthusiasts, logophiles, and anyone with a passion for the written word.
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Weitere ISBN/GTIN9780063061255
ProduktartE-Book
EinbandartE-Book
FormatEPUB
Format HinweisePub Wasserzeichen
FormatFixes Format
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Erscheinungsjahr2023
Erscheinungsdatum15.12.2023
Seiten160 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
Dateigrösse20355 Kbytes
Artikel-Nr.15167837
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Genre9200