820 records matched your query       

Author:

Ashiya, Kuniichi, illustrator. illustrator.

Title:

What the font?! : a Manga guide to western typeface / written and illustrated by Kuniichi Ashiya ; editorial supervision: Masayuki Yamamoto ; translation: Jocelyne Allen ; lettering and retouch: Karis Page.

Publisher:

Seven Seas Entertainment,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

215 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 21 cm

Subject:

Graphic design (Typography)--Comic books, strips, etc.
Type and type-founding--Comic books, strips, etc.
Type and type-founding--History--Comic books, strips, etc.
Graphic novels--Japan.
Graphic novel.
Graphic novels.

Other Authors:

Yamamoto, Masayuki, editor.
Allen, Jocelyne, 1974- translator.
Page, Karis, letterer.

Notes:

Pages ordered right to left. First published in Japan in 2019 by Fine Art, Inc., Tokyo. Includes bibliographical resources.

Summary:

"When the designer in a small production company disappears, Marusu is forced to take over the job of creating logos. Unfortunately, Marusu is a sales rep who doesn't know the first thing about fonts. Luckily, Helvetica, the personification of that font, appears to guide Marusu into the world of typeface and design. Learn about typography in this fun manga story with anthropomorphic fonts as your guide!"--Amazon.

ISBN:

1645056392
9781645056393

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1143653165

Locations:

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)