Showing posts with label FontShop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FontShop. Show all posts
Monday, April 13, 2009

Type Tips – Bullets

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From FontShop founder Erik Spiekermann Use bullets or centered points instead of hyphens (-) when you list items. Bullets are part of the s...
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Monday, April 06, 2009

Type Tips – Not Justified

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From FontShop founder Erik Spiekermann Avoid flush settings! Most applications create justified text by hideously stretching and squishing ...
Monday, March 30, 2009

Type Tips – Ligatures

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From FontShop founder Erik Spiekermann A ligature is defined as the visual or formal combination of two or three letters into a single char...
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Monday, March 23, 2009

Type Tips – Figuring It Out

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From FontShop founder Erik Spiekermann Good text typefaces have “old style”, “text”, or “lowercase” figures – 1234567890 – instead of “lini...
Monday, March 16, 2009

Type Tips – Smart Quotes

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From FontShop founder Erik Spiekermann A dead giveaway for unprofessional “desktop typography” are wrong quotes and apostrophes. Quotes can...
Monday, March 09, 2009

Type Tips – Connections

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From FontShop founder Erik Spiekermann There are three different ways to connect or separate words: the hyphen -, the en dash –, a little w...
Monday, March 02, 2009

Type Tips – The Capital Mistake

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From FontShop founder Erik Spiekermann . NEVER use CAPITAL letters to accentuate words in running copy. They STICK OUT far too much spoilin...
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Saturday, February 28, 2009

Top Ten Typefaces Used by Book Design Winners

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FontShop has an interesting article about the recent Book, Jacket & Journal Show sponsored by The American Association of University ...