Spring clean your typographic knowledge! -- TypeTalk: You ask, we answer
-- Top Ten Type Crimes
-- Gourmet Typography comes to CT and MA
-- Recycled Typography? -- The Type Studio now on TWITTER -- Gourmet Typography Recession Discount
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TypeTalk: You ask, we answer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q. When I reopen a document in
InDesign, I get a missing font alert that
says that the Times (TT) font is missing and
a substitute font will be used. I don't even
use Times, so why is this happening? Check
it out...
Q. Is it ok to use greek text in a preliminary layout? I've heard both yes and no. Check it out... Q.What are Stylistic Sets in OpenType fonts? Check it out... Q.How to pronounce the 12 most mispronounced typeface names. Check it out... Q.How can we get copywriters to stop using dumb quotes, hyphens, and double word-spaces between sentences? Check it out...
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Top Ten Type Crimes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Are you a type criminal? Don't be afraid to
confess; the type police won't come knocking
at your door in the middle of the night. Even
the most seasoned designers can commit an
occasional type crime, by accident or
inattention. If good typography is important
to you, knowing and recognizing the ten
most wanted type crimes will help make
your projects stay on the right side of the
law. Read
on...
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Gourmet Typography comes to CT and MA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Take control of your type instead of letting
it control you! Learn how to see like
you've never
seen before. Whether you are a beginner or
seasoned pro, Gourmet Typography
Training will sharpen your eye and give
you the practical skills that will visibly
improve your type. Every creative
professional regardless of specialty can
learn to communicate more effectively with
type! Thursday, June 4 AIGA Boston DETAILS Friday, June 12 Stamford, CT DETAILS "I want to thank you for the great workshop you ran at TDC last Friday. You dusted off and reinforced all of those typographic rules that I have, and have not lived by in all my years as a graphic designer. Your down-to-earth approach to type made the session breezy and fun, and I couldn't help but visually re-spacing all the headlines I had the time to linger on during my bumper-to-bumper drive back home. Thanks again for re-igniting my spark for type!"
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Recycled Typography? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When company signs and logos are taken down,
they get demolished. Characters, a Finnish
company, recycles the characters into
individual design objects. They dismantle the
letters, clean them up, add a new
transformer, LED lights and the power cord,
and put them back together. Wanna buy an E? Check it
out...
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The Type Studio now on TWITTER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Yes, I gave in to Twitter pressure. It's no
longer your teenager's social networking
tool, but a valuable source of education and
information for students, educators and
professionals of all kinds.Follow me at TWITTER for the best of typographic rants, raves, reviews, and releases.
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Gourmet Typography Recession Discount ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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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