Fall back to typography. Here's the latest scoop:
-- TypeTalk: You ask, we answer
-- Hanging Characters in QuarkXPress 8
-- Words at Play
-- Font Fight -- Upcoming Typography Workshops -- Gourmet Typography Discount LAST MONTH -- The Type Studio now on Twitter
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TypeTalk: You ask, we answer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q. You've written about figures in
Open Type fonts, both oldstyle
and lining
variants and tabular
and proportional
spacing. But I have trouble figuring out
which fonts have which. Can you help unravel
this numerical mystery? Check
it out...
Q. What is the difference between Times Roman and Times New Roman, and why are both listed in my font menu? Is Times Roman the "Old" version? Please explain! Check it out...
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Hanging Characters in QuarkXPress 8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hanging punctuation has long been one of the
hallmarks of expert typography. Adobe
InDesign CS has provided for this with its
Optical Margin Alignment. This feature makes
it a snap to achieve an optically aligned
margin - an effect you previously had to
create manually, and painstakingly, with
desktop publishing software. Quark 8 has
finally stepped up to the plate, and now
contains a very robust feature with precise
and customizable controls for hanging
characters.
Read
on...
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Words at Play ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Spell out "words at play" with the floating
characters, and see where it takes you. This
book was created as a special project to
celebrate the power of words, the beauty of
typography, and the creativity of designers
Roberto de Vicq and Matteo Bologna. Take
a look...
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Font Fight ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
More on Helvetica and Arial, who get into a
good old fashioned rumble in this College
Humor video, which is a sequel to the the
very funny Font Conference.
Check it out...
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Upcoming Typography Workshops ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Every creative professional, including the
most seasoned designer, can benefit from
learning to communicate more effectively with
type. This workshop will give you the
expert-level typographic skills and
aesthetics necessary to visibly improve your
type. It will sharpen your eye and reignite
your passion for typography.Gourmet Typography 1 and 2 TDC New York Friday, December 4 Part 1: 9 to 12 Part 2: 1 to 4 Typography for Print: The Finer Points Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt) Boston Friday, January 8 If you'd like to see Gourmet Typography come to Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, or any other city, let me know! Ilene
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Gourmet Typography Discount LAST MONTH ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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: $300 off workshops booked through December. 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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