Hot, typographic tidbits for a steamy August!
-- TypeTalk: You ask, we answer
-- Accents and Accented Characters
-- The Quick Brown Fox...
-- Fonts For Annual Reports -- Gourmet Typography returns to SVA in NYC -- Gourmet Typography Recession Discount -- The Type Studio now on TWITTER
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TypeTalk: You ask, we answer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q. Can you suggest some creative ways
to handle paragraph indents? Check
it out...
Q. What is a nonbreaking space? Check it out... Q. I understand nonbreaking spaces after reading your post last week about them, but what are all those other white-space options in InDesign and Quark? Check it out... Q. Is there a way to control line spacing in a Microsoft Word document besides the limited single, 1.5, and double options? Check it out...
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Accents and Accented Characters ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Have you ever needed to set an accented
character in copy but couldn't find it on
your keyboard? If these characters leave you
feeling naïve, you're not alone. Diacritic
characters, as these accented letters are
called, are essential to the proper
pronunciation and meaning of many foreign
words. When you come across an accented
letter, don't assume it can be eliminated
without consequence, or you might end up
misspelling a person's name! Read
on...
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The Quick Brown Fox... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
No need to run to your local theatre! Here is
the 'video' of the phrase commonly used in
typewriting as well as typeface development
and font samples. (It is actually a pangram,
which is a phrase containing all of the
letters of the English alphabet). Take
a look...
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Fonts For Annual Reports ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Annual reports, financial disclosures,
investor presentations... When you're faced
with designing text-heavy, number-heavy
material, few things make the job easier than
choosing the right fonts. This month, H&FJ
presents four things to look for when
selecting a typographic palette, and five
families of fonts that are designed to meet
the challenge. Good information for every
designer.
Check it out...
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Gourmet Typography returns to SVA in NYC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Once again, Ilene teaches her ever-popular
Gourmet Typography class at School of
Visual Arts in NYC. Take control of your type
instead of letting it control you. Learn the
typographic skills and secrets of type
experts, including selecting the right typeface,
mixing type, techniques for emphasis,
fine-tuning your type,
kerning and spacing, as well as typographic
do's and don'ts. This course will
raise the level of your design and production
skills and instill an excitement and passion
for typography. More
info here...
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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 booked through September. 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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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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