The book is a collection of invited chapters by renowned experts and is part of a series on Language Processing; Pattern Recognition; and Intelligent Systems. The content is wide-ranging; encompassing perspectives from computer science to social science to design and reflecting the considerable experience of researchers; teachers and practitioners. This diversity offers rigorous approaches to the topic of Digital fonts and reading; organised in four sections: vision and reading; scientific approaches to reading; perspectives on type design practice; and using type. The heavily illustrated text includes original research; case studies; reviews; and practical advice; serving as a useful handbook or reference to inform design for reading. Traditionally; there has been a separation between researchers and practitioners; with different agendas. This book bridges the gap between scientific testing and design experience and considers the readers perspective. The collection aims to resonate with academics and students; experienced or novice typographic or interface designers and software engineers; and engage with anyone who has an interest in type and reading.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Daniel NorvellWonderful book! Beautifully done.A nice blend of both cultural and shamanic tradition. This book is a keeper.0 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy FlorVERY INTERESTING2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Mexicos Vibrant Yarn PaintingsBy CustomerHope MacLean is a Canadian anthropologist who has spent decades studying and working with the Huichol Indians of Mexico. In The Shamanrsquo;s Mirror: Visionary Art of the Huichol she tells the story of her chance meeting with a Huichol woman; Lupe; and her family as they were travelling through North America with their amazing yarn paintings. Intrigued; MacLean; already well-versed in Canadian aboriginal studies; decided to visit the Huichols in their homeland in the Sierra Madre of Mexico.Over the following years; she spent many months with the Huichol studying their culture and interpreting the deep meaning embedded in their vibrant yarn paintings. The book describes how the Huichol use board; beesrsquo; wax; and coloured yarn to create the symbolic ldquo;paintingsrdquo; that record the dreams and visions of their shamans. Their work has been described as one of the worldrsquo;s great indigenous arts.The Shamanrsquo;s Mirror includes colour reproductions of these brilliant works and reveals their meanings which MacLean learned through long conversations with the artists themselves.Anyone interested in Mexico or aboriginal art will enjoy reading this book.
