Italic: What Gives Typography its Slant - Hendrik Weber
Italic: What Gives Typography its Slant - Hendrik Weber The use of italic letters to accentuate has become common practice in the computer age. This lively characteristic, which once resulted from…
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Italic: What Gives Typography its Slant - Hendrik Weber
The use of italic letters to accentuate has become common practice in the computer age. This lively characteristic, which once resulted from the movement of the hand, is visibly lost when words are simply tilted by a mouse click. They convey movement and dynamics, addresses the emotional experience of reading and reminds of handwriting.
In addition, he deals intensively with the historical development of italics. In order to impart basic knowledge about italics, the author has gathered design patterns of italic scripts and presents the tangible form, characteristics and functions of ",italic nature",. This monograph is the first detailed treatise on this typographical topic, and is aimed in particular at all those who deal with letters professionally or privately.