Typographic organization has always been a complex system in that there
are so many elements at play, such as hierarchy, order of reading,
legibility, and contrast. In Typographic Systems, Kim Elam, author of
our bestselling books, Geometry of Design and Grid Systems, explores
eight major structural frameworks beyond the gridincluding random,
radial, modular, and bilateralsystems. By taking the reader through
exercises, student work, and professional examples, Elam offers a broad
range of design solutions.
Once essential visual organization systems are understood the designer
can fluidly organize words or images within a structure, combination of
structures, or a variation of a structure. With clarity and substance,
each systemfrom the structured axis to the nonhierarchical radial
arrayis explained and explored so that the reader comes away with a
better understanding of these intricate complex arrangements.
Typographic Systems is the seventh title in our bestselling Design
Briefs series, which has sold more than 100,000 copies worldwide.