Tuesday, August 15, 2017
John D. Berry's website
Berry has designed book covers and book interiors, written about type, and is a past president of ATypI (Association Typographique Internationale). In short, a true typographer.
Berry's essay is largely a recap of Carl Dair's classic book, Design with Type. Carl Dair was one of the first fellows of the Graphic Designers of Canada. More about Dair here.
Berry has designed book covers and book interiors, written about type, and is a past president of ATypI (Association Typographique Internationale). In short, a true typographer.
Berry's essay is largely a recap of Carl Dair's classic book, Design with Type. Carl Dair was one of the first fellows of the Graphic Designers of Canada. More about Dair here.
Sunday, August 13, 2017
Treasure trove of menus
New York Public Library
is sharing menus from all over, going back to 1850s.
A bit slow to load but fascinating.
is sharing menus from all over, going back to 1850s.
A bit slow to load but fascinating.
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Top 10 Helvetica Alternatives
- on Jeremiah Shoaf's Typewolf
What other alternatives fonts are you aware of?
Saturday, July 8, 2017
Tuesday, July 4, 2017
Checklist for your essays
~ Check spelling errors.
~ Check for unnecessary changes in typefaces, type sizes, etc. Remember you want a unified feeling.
~ Make use of PARAGRAPH STYLES and CHARACTER STYLES.
~ Space from headline to paragraph should be consistent. Space from paragraph to paragraph should be consistent. Use Styles to do this automatically.
~ Do not both indent and skip a line between paragraphs.
~ Bullet points are too far from the text. Do not rely on the default setting for this.
~ Do not ever use FRRL unless there is an extremely good reason! And do run flush type to the edge of your page when you can set a margin - unless you want edgy, barely-readable text.
~ While your text should be unified, watch out for monotony. Don't do exactly the same thing too many times – employ few tricks in many combinations.
~ Images should be unified by placement, color, scale, etc.
~ Modify initial layouts based on your TEXT. For instance not all columns will be the same depth (vertical measurement) if you pay attention to paragraph breaks.
~ Check for unnecessary changes in typefaces, type sizes, etc. Remember you want a unified feeling.
~ Make use of PARAGRAPH STYLES and CHARACTER STYLES.
~ Space from headline to paragraph should be consistent. Space from paragraph to paragraph should be consistent. Use Styles to do this automatically.
~ Do not both indent and skip a line between paragraphs.
~ Bullet points are too far from the text. Do not rely on the default setting for this.
~ Do not ever use FRRL unless there is an extremely good reason! And do run flush type to the edge of your page when you can set a margin - unless you want edgy, barely-readable text.
~ While your text should be unified, watch out for monotony. Don't do exactly the same thing too many times – employ few tricks in many combinations.
~ Images should be unified by placement, color, scale, etc.
~ Modify initial layouts based on your TEXT. For instance not all columns will be the same depth (vertical measurement) if you pay attention to paragraph breaks.
Friday, May 5, 2017
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
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