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The Mac is Not a Typewriter, 2nd Edition: A Style Manual for Creating Professional-Level Type on Your Macintosh
Robin Williams
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Description for The Mac is Not a Typewriter, 2nd Edition: A Style Manual for Creating Professional-Level Type on Your Macintosh
paperback. Appropriate for introductory courses on print publishing, desktop publishing, typography, or document production, this book provides students with simple, logical principles for using type to produce professional documents. Some of the topics include: real vs. generic quotation marks, the correct use of en and em dashes, tabs, indents, and more. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AKD; UGD; ULH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 5. Weight in Grams: 159.
One of the most popular Macintosh books ever written, The Mac is not a typewriter has been called the "Strunk and White of typography." Best-selling author Robin Williams's simple, logical principles for using type to produce beautiful, professional documents are as true now as they were when the original edition was published in 1989. This updated edition includes new examples and expanded information dedicated to the practical advice that made the first edition an enduring bestseller. Throughout, Robin shows you the small details that separate the pros from the amateurs: typographer versus typewriter quotation marks, en and em dashes, tabs ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Peachpit Press United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Berkeley, United States
ISBN
9780201782639
SKU
V9780201782639
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
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99-50
About Robin Williams
Robin Williams is the author of more than 20 best-selling and award-winning books, including The Little Mac Book, The Non-Designer's Design Book, The Non-Designer's Web Book, and Robin Williams Design Workshop and Web Design Workshop. Through her writing, teaching, and seminars, Robin has influenced an entire generation of computer users in the areas of design, typography, desktop publishing, the Mac, ... Read more
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