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Fine Control Over Justified Text

Speakipedia Posted on June 13, 2024 by Dave BrickerJune 13, 2024
Fine Control Over Justified Text

Page layout programs like Adobe Indesign and Quark, allow typographers to exert fine control over justified text to remove gaps and “rivers.” The default settings produce “pretty good” results—better than a word processor—but a few small tweaks will dramatically improve … More ☛

Book Design Basics – Use Hyphens for Justified Type

Speakipedia Posted on June 13, 2024 by Dave BrickerJune 13, 2024
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 book typography. This article explains how justified text works, and how proper hyphenation improves the legibility of your type. Text … More ☛

How Many Spaces After a Period? Ending the Debate

Speakipedia Posted on June 13, 2024 by Dave BrickerJune 13, 2024
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. If you adhere to a style manual, you’ll be hard-pressed to find one that doesn’t specify a single-space. Chicago and … More ☛

Proposed Standards for Book Typography

Speakipedia Posted on June 13, 2024 by Dave BrickerJune 13, 2024
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, hyphens, initials, etc. Writers who do their own typesetting often produce mediocre results. Likewise, trade publishers sacrifice typographic aesthetics when … More ☛

Book Design Basics – Dashes, Hyphens and Dots

Speakipedia Posted on June 13, 2024 by Dave BrickerJune 16, 2024
Book Design Basics – Dashes, Hyphens and Dots

This section on dashes, hyphens and dots goes beyond typographic aesthetics to explore how we can communicate more effectively as writers. The subtle intricacies of hyphens and dashes affect all authors whether they typeset their own books or not. Knowing … More ☛

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