Don't be an April Fool, typographically speaking! Here's the 411. -- TypeTalk: You ask, we answer
-- Punctuation Positioning
-- Periodic Table of Typefaces
-- Gel '09 -- Typography for Print: The Finer Points -- Gourmet Typography RECESSION PRICING
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TypeTalk: You ask, we answer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q. What is a font manager? Do I
really need to buy one, since my Mac came
with Font Book? Check
it out...
Q. How do I stroke text (for example, give type a yellow outline and a black fill) in QuarkXPress? Check it out... Q. When starting a paragraph with a quotation, should the opening quotation marks sit outside the text so that it doesn't appear to be indented? Or can the opening quotation marks align with the line below? Check it out... Q. Why is there such a big space between the r and t in some typefaces, and what should be done about it? 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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Punctuation Positioning ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sometimes a subtle adjustment in a
character's position can make a big
difference in the visual balance of your
typesetting. Case in point: hyphens, en- and
em-dashes, parentheses, braces and brackets
will often look fine in lowercase settings,
but can appear too low when set next to caps
and lining figures. The larger the setting
(in headlines, for example), the more
noticeable this will be. What to do? Read
on...
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Periodic Table of Typefaces ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Cam Wilde from Squidspot created this table
reminiscent of high school chemistry, but
with typefaces replacing the elements, in
addition to classification, designer, and
year cleverly arranged. Don't you wish you
thought of it first? See
more...
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Gel '09 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Gourmet Typography: the BasicsApril 30, 2 to 4:45pm New York, NY Learn how to see typography like you've never seen it before (and never will again!). Join me in a mini-version of my Gourmet Typography Workshop. Get down and dirty (typographically-speaking) with a hands-on exercise guaranteed to stimulate and challenge your visual sensibilities. Then find out if you are a type criminal, as I demonstrate the ten worst type crimes. Open to everyone, not just designers. Gel (Good Experience Live) is a conference and community exploring good experience in all its forms: in business, art, society, technology, and life. Details...
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Typography for Print: The Finer Points ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
April 24, 9am to 4pmType Directors Club 347 West 36 Street, Suite 603 New York, NY Learn the expert-level typographic skills and aesthetics necessary to master typography for print. This sessions will sharpen your eye and give you the practical skills that will visibly improve your type, as well as (re)ignite your passion for typography. Details...
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Gourmet Typography RECESSION PRICING ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In today's competitive market, you need all
the edge you can get. Whether you are a
student or a professional, having strong
typographic skills should be at the top of your
list.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. ONSITE TRAINING: $750 off workshops scheduled through August. SCHOOLS & UNIVERSITIES: Special pricing, call 203.227.5929 for details. "I found your class to be the missing link in the field of graphic design. I have had type classes before and the content is mostly about the structure of fonts, word usage style and then how to see type as a design element. Very important classes, but not all inclusive. Having been in the field for over 16 years, I was surprised how much I learned and some of the practical information about what to do with fonts. Thanks again!" For more info, click here or call 203.227.5929.
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