Happy New Year! Ready to make some typographic resolutions? -- TypeTalk: You ask, we answer
-- OpenType Features
-- Who is Max Kerning?
-- Gourmet Typography January Schedule -- Onsite Gourmet Typography RECESSION DISCOUNT
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TypeTalk: You ask, we answer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q. When setting up styles or
formatting in Adobe InDesign, is it better to
use Metric or Optical kerning? Is it OK to
mix them, such as Metrics for Headline and
Optical for Body? Check
it out...Q. I see so much bad justified text that it makes me scared to try it. Are there rules for setting good justified text? Check it out... Q. I use FontAgent Pro to manage my fonts, but every so often when I try to import new fonts, one or more of them don't import. Why does this happen, and what I can do about it? Check it out... Q. An important job just came back from the printer with a hyphen in the middle of a word where it doesn't belong. Is there a way to avoid those nasty hyphens that can appear unexpectedly when text reflows? 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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OpenType Features ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Given their potential for greatly-expanded
character sets, OpenType fonts often contain
a multitude of typographic options, many of
which are overlooked or misunderstood. Here
is an explanation of some of the most
frequently-seen options. Read
on...
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Who is Max Kerning? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Improper letter spacing is a visual assault.
Serif or sans serif, all text must be sans
chaos. Fulfillment can be found in a clean
font. These are just a few of his thoughts. Intrigued? Then read on...
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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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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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