Holiday greetings! Here's the latest scoop: -- TypeTalk: You ask, we answer
-- Change those defaults!
-- Etched in Stone
-- Gourmet Typography January Schedule -- Save Lou's Wall -- Onsite Gourmet Typography RECESSION DISCOUNT
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TypeTalk: You ask, we answer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q. What does the word "Pro" mean when
it's at the end of a font name? I often see
two versions of the same font-one with Pro
and one without. Check
it out...Q. When I set a three- or four-line headline containing an all-cap line, the spaces between the lines look uneven even though I set them with the same leading. Why is this, and what can I do to improve the situation? Check it out... Q. Thanks for last week's post on vertical alignment. Now can you write about horizontal alignment? I often see centered lines that don't look truly centered. Check it out... Read the answers to these and more in TypeTalk, my weekly Q&A blog (formerly a monthly column). Now you can post your comments and read others. You ask, I answer! Send your questions to typetalk@thetypestudio.com. A complete directory of past columns is here.
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Change those defaults! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Today's design software not only makes it
possible for you to set type well, it's
sophisticated enough to make many typographic
decisions for you. Unfortunately, you might
not always agree with those decisions!
The good news is you can change the way your software "thinks" by changing its default settings. Customizing the defaults to suit the way you work can save time as well as lead to a more professional result. Read on...
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Etched in Stone ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In a world where life and death comes down to
a typeface...check out this clever animated
short by Cheshire Dave presented by Veer. View
it here.
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Gourmet Typography January Schedule ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Gourmet Typography TrainingMassachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt) Boston January 9 OpenType Demystified RGD Ontario Professional Development Day Ottawa January 20 Gourmet Typography Training, Advanced RGD Ontario Professional Development Ottawa January 21, 9 to12 noon Gourmet Typography Training, Beginners For students, non-designers, career-changers Ottawa January 21, 1 to 4 pm Typography for Creative Pros Aquent Graphics Institute (AGI) New York City January 23 Click here for details or call 800.851.9237.
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Save Lou's Wall ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For 41 years, (1946 to 1987), along side
William S. Paley and Frank Stanton, CBS SVP
Lou Dorfsman ushered in the Golden Age of
Broadcast Television. Managing design and
advertising, Lou Dorfsman sculpted a new
medium and crafted the CBS brand; his
creations deftly touched our lives, shaped
our culture, and informed both our values and
our beliefs. One of Lou's most notable creations was the CBS Cafeteria Wall, truly a National design treasure as renowned as its visionary designer and art director. The expansive Wall, completed in 1966, spans over 35' in length and 8' in height. Aptly dubbed the "Gastrotypographicalassemblage", Lou considered the Wall his Magnum Opus, his gift to the world. Unceremoniously abandoned in the late '80's, the wall's 9 panels were salvaged by NY designer Nick Fasciano. However, time and storage has ravaged the monument, leaving it in terrible disrepair. On October 22, 2008, Lou Dorfsman passed away. Honor the Legacy of Lou Dorfsman by helping save his legendary typographic masterpiece, The "Gastrotypographicalassemblage." Click here to learn more.
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Onsite Gourmet Typography RECESSION DISCOUNT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bring Gourmet Typography Training right to
your company, school or organization!
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. RECESSION DISCOUNT: $500 off
for workshops scheduled through
March."Ilene is a unique talent. She is able to both kick designers into line and inspire them to look at type differently. She is able to conduct critiques with client groups and creatives in the same room (at the same time) and leave both parties bonded and inspired. Her credentials speak for themselves, but it is her wonderful demeanor, generosity and collaborative spirit that make her services a must on any Creative Director's list." For more info, click here or call 203.227.5929.
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