Typographic tidings from The Type Studio! Here's the latest scoop: -- TypeTalk: Curly Quotes Clarification
-- Type Dating Game -- Type Means Never Having To Say You're Sorry -- CALL FOR SPEAKERS: TypeCon2008 Type and Design Education Forum -- Gourmet Typography returns to Westport, CT
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TypeTalk: Curly Quotes Clarification ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q. I was taught that smart quotes had
to be curly to be smart, but I
see many
typefaces from reputable foundries with
quotation marks that aren't curly. Why is
that?A. I'm afraid you've been misinformed, although I do understand the confusion. Smart quotes, or typographer's quotes, do not have to be of the curly variety. True typographer's quotes come in several flavors: Read on... You ask, I answer! Send your questions to typetalk@thetypestudio.com. If your question is published, you'll get an official creativepro.com T-shirt.
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Type Dating Game ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
What would Helvetica and Mistral be like as a
human couple? What about Papyrus and American
Typewriter? Don't forget about Comic Sans and
Stencil! Check out this Valentine's Day Type
Match Game to find out.
Then take the quiz and find out your true type.
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Type Means Never Having To Say You're Sorry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This article by Jessica Helfand from Design
Observer talks about the challenge educators
face in teaching design students how to
select a typeface. Read the full article as well
as the comments here.
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CALL FOR SPEAKERS: TypeCon2008 Type and Design Education Forum ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TypeCon2008: Punkt July 15-20, 2008 Buffalo, New York The Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA) will present its third Type and Design Education Forum as part of TypeCon2008. This special program will be held on Thursday, July 17, at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Buffalo. The forum will be devoted to addressing issues faced by type educators and the institutions they represent. If you would like to participate as a speaker, presenter, or facilitator, check out the Call for Speakers. The deadline for submissions is February 15.
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Gourmet Typography returns to Westport, CT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"If there is one word to describe your
workshop, that word is awesome! Thanks for
reminding me that typography is not just
interesting but fun. I really admire your
passion for your field...it's contagious!"
- Consuelo Cachay, graphic designer Gourmet Typography Training teaches and demonstrates the expert-level typographic skills and aesthetics that are rarely taught in schools or fully understood by professionals. Fill in the gaps in your typographic know-how and learn how to "see" type like you've never seen it before. Gourmet Typography Workshop Westport, CT / The Type Studio & PUSH February 22 For an updated schedule, click here. * * * * * Bring Gourmet Typography Training right to your company, school or organization! Training workshops are customized for groups of any size and designed to fit your specific needs. Sessions are scheduled for your convenience - daytime, evenings or weekends. We will design a program customized for your particular requirements.
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