book typography

Book Design Basics: Choosing a Book FontBook Design Basics: Choosing a Book Font

Book Design Basics: Choosing a Book Font

Selecting a book font seems simple enough, but important subtleties and fine points of typography are not obvious to the…

1 year ago
Book Design Basics: Quotation Marks and PrimesBook Design Basics: Quotation Marks and Primes

Book Design Basics: Quotation Marks and Primes

Writers often ask about the difference between "straight" or "dumb" quotation marks and traditional printers' quotes, commonly referred to as…

1 year ago
Simulating the Appearance of Traditional PrintSimulating the Appearance of Traditional Print

Simulating the Appearance of Traditional Print

Digital typography offers capabilities that printers working with hot lead type and wood type could only dream of. Digital type…

1 year ago
Book Design Basics – Use Hyphens for Justified TypeBook Design Basics – Use Hyphens for Justified Type

Book Design Basics – Use Hyphens for Justified Type

Hyphens are an important contributor to elegant, easy-to-read typography, especially when text is fully justified as is the convention in…

1 year ago
A Manuscript is Not a Book: Ten Tips for Manuscript PreparationA Manuscript is Not a Book: Ten Tips for Manuscript Preparation

A Manuscript is Not a Book: Ten Tips for Manuscript Preparation

In my work with writers, I come across many common technical problems with manuscripts. These usually spring from the best…

1 year ago
Blogging to Build a Speaker or Author PlatformBlogging to Build a Speaker or Author Platform

Blogging to Build a Speaker or Author Platform

How can speakers, indie writers, and self-publishers use a blog to build a platform? This article explains how to publish…

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How Many Spaces After a Period? Ending the DebateHow Many Spaces After a Period? Ending the Debate

How Many Spaces After a Period? Ending the Debate

Few subjects arouse more passion among writers and designers than the debate over how many spaces should follow a period.…

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Proposed Standards for Book TypographyProposed Standards for Book Typography

Proposed Standards for Book Typography

The word processor has placed new burdens on writers to understand how to use italics, big and small capitals, dashes,…

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The Single Most Important Contribution to PublishingThe Single Most Important Contribution to Publishing

The Single Most Important Contribution to Publishing

Many readers still love to feel the subtle emboss of letters stamped on paper with metal type. I was rummaging…

1 year ago
Book Typography: The Crystal Goblet by Beatrice WardeBook Typography: The Crystal Goblet by Beatrice Warde

Book Typography: The Crystal Goblet by Beatrice Warde

Designers, writers and publishers will benefit from Beatrice Warde’s eloquent perspectives on the craft of typography, the power of type…

1 year ago