The Typography of Advertisements

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Inland printer Company, 1911 - 124 pages
 

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Page 7 - Typography of advertisements. 1911. Inland Printer Co. "To select the most readable and satisfactory type-faces, and to arrange them in such manner that the eye is involuntarily led, by reason of the design as well as the wording, through the advertisement, is the end to be desired in the composition of advertisements, and it is to indicate the application of the principles governing these points of design that this work is undertaken.
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Page 7 - It is from the design, rather than the wording, that the first impressions are gained.
Page 69 - When we look at this advertisement, the eye perceives the border as individual spots, each spot exercising a certain amount of attraction, and the unconscious attempt to look at all of them results in a confusion from which one seeks relief in the plainer borders.
Page 20 - The copy has much to do with the general effect. Too many display features make a good advertisement impossible in spite of the best efforts of the designer.
Page 50 - We are all aware of the fact that some types are easier to read than others...
Page 55 - When you call for playing cards, just uk them to bring you the kind with the Bank Note backs. It is a aure way to get the full measure of satisfaction from your play.

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