Happy New Year to all!
-- TypeTalk: You ask, we answer
-- Exploring Type-Creation Software
-- Alphabet Updated with 15 New Letters!
-- Gourmet Typography returns to SVA in NYC -- Upcoming Typography Workshop in Boston -- Bring Gourmet Typography to your company, school, or organization
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TypeTalk: You ask, we answer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q. I'm tired of manually cleaning up
text formatting in InDesign: replacing dumb
quotes, double word spaces, double hyphens,
and the like. Even with Find/Change, it takes
too long. Is there a faster way? Check
it out...
Q. What is the difference between GIF files and JPG files? Which is better for type? Check it out...
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Exploring Type-Creation Software ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Today's ever-expanding digital world has made
it possible for anyone with a computer to try
their hand at undertakings previously left to
the skillful hands of highly trained artists,
designers and technicians. Typeface design
and font creation have been democratized, so
to speak, by the availability and
affordability of a wide range of type
development software packages. While knowing this software does not automatically endow the user with the talent, skill, visual acuity and experience necessary to create professional-level fonts, it offers a starting point that can take many directions, or at the very least, give the user a better understanding of what goes into a well-designed typeface, and ultimately, a quality font. Read on...
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Alphabet Updated with 15 New Letters! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dynamic, sleek, and even sexy is how a panel
of typographic and marketing experts
described the 15 new replacement letters they
unveiled Monday in an effort to reinvigorate
interest in the faltering English alphabet.
"Forget everything you thought you knew about
reading and writing," announced David
Greenberg, 34, lead designer of the exciting
ABC makeover. "These new letters are hip,
fresh, and sure to forever change the way
English speakers everywhere form their words." Take
a look...
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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.
Check it out...
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Upcoming Typography Workshop in Boston ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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.Typography for Print: The Finer Points Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt) Boston, MA 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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Bring Gourmet Typography to your company, school, or organization ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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. 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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