Computers and Typography

Rosemary Sassoon is an expert in handwriting, with a particular emphasis on that of children. She is the author of a number of books on handwriting and is also the creator of the Sassoon series of typefaces.

• Introduction...7 PART IISSUES INVOLVED IN THE DESIGN OF WEB SITES How to arrange text on web pages...10 GUNNLAUGUR SE BRIEM Computer screens are not like paper: typography on the web...21 ARI DAVIDOW PART 2 NON-LATIN TYPOGRAPHY Non-Latin typsetting in the digital age...42 FIONA ROSS English, Japanese and the computer...54 EIICHI KONO PART 3 CHANGES IN WORK PRACTICES Book design...69 IAN MACKENZIE-KERRSlouching toward cyberspace: the place of the lettering arts in a digital era...75 DAVID LEVY Changes in the relationship between printer and designer: craft before, during and after graphic design...81DAVID JURY  PART 4 LETTERFORMS AND THE COMPUTER Hand, eye and mind: a design trinity...91MICHAEL HARVEY Metafont in the Rockies: the Colorado typemaking project...98RICHARD SOUTHALL  PART 5 TYPOGRAPHY AND EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE The design of educational software...118 ROSEMARY SASSOON Learning by design: the role of design in facilitating learning...132 ROGER DICKINSON  Epilogue...148Index...149

"Praise for Computers and Typography Vol. 1:...Make no mistake - a genuine revolution is taking place. The voices recorded in this volume are its protagonists and witnesses.' - Douglas Williamson, Logos 'There is so little available [literature] that deals with type design...in conjunction with computers. Sassoon's book is one answer to this.' - R. Johnson, Writing & Computers 'An exceptionally wide range of articles discussing the impact of computers on typography. I recommend it to all who want an accessible introduction to the issues involved.' - Ewan Clayton, The Scribe"