CMOS Archives - Speakipedia https://speakipedia.com/tag/cmos/ The Presentation & Storytelling Encyclopedia by Dave Bricker Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:12:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://speakipedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-puzzle-globe-60x60.jpg CMOS Archives - Speakipedia https://speakipedia.com/tag/cmos/ 32 32 Commatose: the Oxford Comma, or Serial Comma https://speakipedia.com/oxford-comma-serial-comma/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:12:11 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=4068 The Oxford comma, or serial comma is a subject of constant debate among writers. Do we need that comma before the last item on a list? Even without a list, the comma is an important determiner of meaning. Time to … More ☛

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]]> Book Design Basics: Small Capitals – Avoiding Capital Offenses https://speakipedia.com/book-design-part-5/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:11:52 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=1460 Use of Small Capitals—uppercase characters designed at lowercase scale—is one aspect of writing and book design that isn’t taught in grammar school. We all know every sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a period. We all should … More ☛

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]]> Book Design Basics Part 2: Optical Margins, Indents and Periods https://speakipedia.com/book-design-part-2/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:11:50 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=930 Part 2 of Fundamentals of Book Design explores optical margins, paragraph formatting and spaces. Read about margins, layout and leading in Part 1. The self-publishing revolution is (aside from the Internet) the greatest thing ever to happen to freedom of … More ☛

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